Minimally Invasive Subtemporal Intradural Approach for Penetrating Orbitocranial Injury by Wooden Foreign Body Into the Lateral Wall of the Cavernous Sinus.

Non-missile transorbital penetrating head injuries are relatively rare, though potentially fatal injuries. Trajectory for intracranial entrance is typically via the orbital roof, the superior orbital fissure (SOF), or the optic canal. Non-metallic intracranial penetrating injuries are even scarcer and may pose unusual diagnostic and surgical challenges.

Outcomes of UTI and bacteriuria caused by ESBL vs. non-ESBL Enterobacteriaceae isolates in pregnancy: a matched case-control study.

Infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) have become increasingly prevalent, posing a serious public threat worldwide. It is commonly believed that untreated urinary tract infections (UTI) and asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) during pregnancy are associated with poor obstetric outcomes. Currently, there is a paucity of data regarding the outcomes or risk factors of such ESBL-E infections in pregnant women.

Ethnic Diversity and Increasing Resistance Patterns of Hospitalized Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Southern Israel: A Prospective Study.

Background: Little is known about the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) in the dispersed Bedouin population. UTIs are routinely treated empirically according to local resistance patterns, which is important when evaluating the risk factors and antibiotic resistance patterns in the Bedouin population.

Objectives: To analyze risk factors, pathogens, and antibiotic resistance patterns of UTIs in the Bedouin population compared to the general population in southern Israel.

Tuberculosis in African refugees from the Eastern Sub-Sahara region.

Background: The southern region of Israel has recently experienced an influx of African refugees from the Eastern Sub-Sahara desert area. These influxes have led to a significant increase in incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in that region.

Objectives: To review the data of African refugees diagnosed with TB between January 2008 and August 2010 at a tertiary care regional hospital.

Eritrean and Sudanese migrants presenting with malaria in Israel.

In Israel, a malaria-free country, we have noticed lately an increase of hospital admissions with malaria, parallel to the rise in the number of Eritrean and Sudanese migrants. Eritrea and Sudan are malaria-endemic countries; Plasmodium falciparum accounts for 85-90% and Plasmodium vivax accounts for 10-15% of malaria species in these areas. We aimed to describe the features of malaria in this migrant population by conducting a retrospective descriptive study of Eritrean and Sudanese migrants admitted with malaria during 1/2009-4/2010.