Publications by authors named "Ya'ara Leibovici-Weissman"
Objectives: To investigate the impact of coeliac disease (CD) diagnosis on anthropometric measures at late adolescence and to assess trends in the prevalence of diagnosed CD over time.
Design: A population based study.
Patients: Prior to enlistment, at the age of 17 years, most of the Israeli Jewish population undergoes a general health examination.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of using endoscopic biopsy material versus surgical resection material for immunohistochemistry (IHC) testing of mismatch repair proteins (MMRP) in colorectal cancer patients.
- Results show that endoscopic materials yielded significantly higher quantitative scores for MMRP stains compared to surgical materials, indicating potentially more reliable testing.
- The authors recommend prioritizing endoscopic biopsy material for IHC testing, but caution that further research is needed to assess the clinical implications of the differences in staining results.
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- Cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae, leads to severe dehydration, and its management hinges on early diagnosis and rehydration; the review investigates additional benefits of antimicrobial treatments alongside standard care.
- The review's objective is to assess the effectiveness of antimicrobials in cholera treatment and identify any differences in efficacy based on drug classes or dosing schedules.
- Thirty-nine trials involving 4623 participants showed that antimicrobial therapy significantly reduced the duration of diarrhoea compared to placebo or no treatment.*