Publications by authors named "Yifat Erlich"
Background: The association between body mass index (BMI) and acne is unclear.
Objective: To determine the association between BMI and acne in youths.
Methods: A nationwide, population-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in 2002-2015 by using medical data on 600,404 youths during compulsory military service.
Background: The prevalence of medical symptoms in aviators has not been described in the medical literature.
Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was handed to all Israeli Air Force aviators who went through the routine yearly examination. Because only two women filled the questionnaire, we excluded them.
Background: The ecology of medical care model has been used in various populations with varying results. We aimed to apply this model in the population of Israeli Air Force (IAF) aviators.
Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was presented to all Israeli Air Force aviators during their mandatory yearly check-up over 1 yr starting on November 26th, 2012.
Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the investigation of an outbreak of one culture-proven and two presumptive cases of Kingella kingae osteomyelitis detected within a 15-day period in a daycare center in Israel.
Methods: Surveillance pharyngeal cultures were obtained from all attendees at the index daycare center and from two neighboring facilities. Combined amoxicillin-rifampin prophylaxis was administered to all children aged 6 to 30 months living in the community.