Associations Between Prematurity, Birthweight, and Adolescence Blood Pressure in a Nationwide Cohort

Authors: Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Greenstein, Lucy B., Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Frishberg, Yaacov, Cohen, Sharon O.

Source: In Kidney International Reports May 2024 9(5):1228-1235

Diagnostic Utility of Exome Sequencing Among Israeli Children With Kidney Failure

Authors: Ben-Moshe, Yishay, Shlomovitz, Omer, Atias-Varon, Danit, Haskin, Orly, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Shasha Lavsky, Hadas, Volovelsky, Oded, Mane, Shrikant, Ben-Ruby, Dror, Chowers, Guy, Skorecki, Karl, Borovitz, Yael, Kagan, Maayan, Mor, Nofar, Khavkin, Yulia, Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Pollack, Shirley, Toder, Moran Plonsky, Geylis, Michael, Schnapp, Aviad, Becker-Cohen, Rachel, Weissman, Irith, Schreiber, Ruth, Davidovits, Miriam, Frishberg, Yaacov, Magen, Daniella, Barel, Ortal, Vivante, Asaf

Source: In Kidney International Reports October 2023 8(10):2126-2135

Comparing blood culture contamination rates by different sampling methods in a paediatric emergency department

Authors: Megged, Orli, Dorembus, Sara, Ben‐Shalom, Efrat, Heiman, Eyal

Source: Journal of paediatrics and child health. 58(4):669-673

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Post-contrast acute kidney injury in the super-elder patients: a CT-scan perspective.

Authors: Fraenkel, Yedidah, Bogot, Naama R., Kuint, Ruth Cytter, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Benjaminov, Ofer, Bnaya, Alon

Source: Japanese Journal of Radiology; Feb2025, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p247-254, 8p

Phase 3 trial of lumasiran for primary hyperoxaluria type 1: A new RNAi therapeutic in infants and young children

Authors: Bacchetta, Justine, Baudouin, Véronique, Becker-Cohen, Rachel, Tzvi Behr, Shimrit, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Berdaguer, Maria, Bockenhauer, Detlef, Cochat, Pierre, Coenen, Martin, Cramer, Carl H., Deschênes, Georges, Dossier, Claire, Doye, Emilie, Feldman, Liat Feraru, Hohenadel, Maximilian, Kaguelidou, Florentia, Zebegret, Irina Libinson, Lieske, John C., Maisin, Anne, Milliner, Dawn S., Plonsky Toder, Moran, Pollack, Shirley, Portefaix, Aurélie, Ranchin, Bruno, Rinat, Choni, Safdar, Adnan, Schalk, Gesa, Srivaths, Poyyapakkam R., Tran, Cheryl L., Van't Hoff, William, Weinbrand-Goichberg, Jenny, Weissman, Irith, Sas, David J., Magen, Daniella, Hayes, Wesley, Shasha-Lavsky, Hadas, Michael, Mini, Schulte, Indra, Sellier-Leclerc, Anne-Laure, Lu, Jiandong, Seddighzadeh, Ali, Habtemariam, Bahru, McGregor, Tracy L., Fujita, Kenji P., Frishberg, Yaacov

Source: In Genetics in Medicine March 2022 24(3):654-662

Mutations in HOGA1 do Not Confer a Dominant Phenotype Manifesting as Kidney Stone Disease

Authors: Bar, Roi, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Duvdevani, Mordechai, Belostotsky, Ruth, Pollak, Martin R, Mount, David B., Bar-Gal, Ruth, Gnessin, Ehud, Tzur, Shay, Curhan, Gary C, Frishberg, Yaacov

Source: Journal of urology. 205(5):1394-1399

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The predictive utility of prior positive urine culture in children with recurrent urinary tract infections

Authors: Doyev, Reut, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Megged, Orli

Source: European journal of pediatrics. 179(3):415-421

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Association of post-transplantation anellovirus viral load with kidney transplant rejection in children.

Authors: Eldar-Yedidia, Yifat¹ yifate@szmc.org.il, Ben-Shalom, Efrat^2,3, Hillel, Miriam¹, Belostotsky, Ruth², Megged, Orli³, Freier-Dror, Yossi⁴, Frishberg, Yaacov^2,3, Schlesinger, Yechiel^1,3

Source: Pediatric Nephrology. Aug2022, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p1905-1914. 10p. 3 Charts, 5 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *PILOT projects, *BIOMARKERS, *GRAFT rejection, *VIRAL load, *KIDNEY transplantation, *IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, *DNA virus diseases, *RISK assessment, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *RECEIVER operating characteristic curves, *DNA viruses, *DISEASE complications, *CHILDREN, SURGICAL complication risk factors

FC035: Exome Sequencing of the Israeli Dialysis-Treated Pediatric Population Reveals Monogenic Etiology in ∼44% of Cases

Authors: Kagan, Maayan, Ben Moshe, Yishay, Shlomovitz, Omer, Atias-Varon, Danit, Haskin, Orly, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Magen, Daniella, Schreiber, Ruth, Volovelsky, Oded, Shasha-Lavsky, Hadas, Davidovits, Miriam, Borovitz, Yael, Mor, Nofar, Khavkin, Yulia, Tzvi Behr, Shimrit, Pollack, Shirley, Geylis, Michael, Schnapp, Aviad, Weissman, Irith, Barel, Ortal, Vivante, Asaf

Source: Nephrology dialysis transplantation. 37(Supplement 3)

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Acute glomerulonephritis with concurrent suspected bacterial pneumonia – is it the tip of the iceberg?

Authors: Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Frishberg, Yaacov, Megged, Orli, Weinbrand-Goichberg, Jenny, Becher-Cohen, Rachel, Terespolsky, Hadass, Rinat, Choni, Choshen, Sapir, Ben-Shalom, Efrat

Source: Pediatric Nephrology; Apr2024, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p1143-1147, 5p

Subject Terms: PNEUMONIA, RISK assessment, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, DISEASE risk factors, DISEASE complications, CHILDREN

Long-term complications of systemic oxalosis in children—a retrospective single-center cohort study.

Authors: Ben-Shalom, Efrat¹ efratbsh@szmc.org.il, Cytter-Kuint, Ruth², Rinat, Choni^1,3, Becker-Cohen, Rachel^1,3, Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit¹, Goichberg, Jenny¹, Peles, Vardit¹, Frishberg, Yaacov^1,3

Source: Pediatric Nephrology. Oct2021, Vol. 36 Issue 10, p3123-3132. 10p. 2 Color Photographs, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *METABOLIC disorder treatment, *KIDNEY physiology, *BONE diseases, *ACQUISITION of data methodology, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *KIDNEY transplantation, *METABOLIC disorders, *HEMODIALYSIS facilities, *MEDICAL records, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *HEMODIALYSIS, *OXALIC acid, *LIVER transplantation, *BONE fractures, *DISEASE complications, *CHILDREN

Contamination of urinary cultures in initial-stream versus later-stream urine in children undergoing bladder catheterization for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection

Authors: Megged, Orli, Zilberstein, Liron, Ben Shalom, Efrat, Erlichman, Matityahu

Source: European journal of emergency medicine. 24(6):e17-e20

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Novel selective human mitochondrial kinase inhibitors: Design, synthesis and enzymatic activity

Authors: Ciliberti, Nunzia, Manfredini, Stefano, Angusti, Angela, Durini, Elisa, Solaroli, Nicola, Vertuani, Silvia, Buzzoni, Lisa, Bonache, Maria Cruz, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Karlsson, Anna, Saada, Ann, Balzarini, Jan

Source: In Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2007 15(8):3065-3081

Metabolic alkalosis in infants treated with peritoneal dialysis.

Authors: Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Bnaya, Alon, Becker-Cohen, Rachel, Rinat, Choni, Weinbrand-Goichberg, Jenny, Choshen, Sapir, Shavit, Linda, Frishberg, Yaacov, Ben-Shalom, Efrat

Source: Pediatric Nephrology; Aug2022, Vol. 37 Issue 8, p1889-1895, 7p, 7 Charts, 1 Graph

Subject Terms: ALKALOSIS, KIDNEY failure, PERITONEAL dialysis, RETROSPECTIVE studies, ACQUISITION of data, METABOLIC disorders, RISK assessment, MEDICAL records, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, MALNUTRITION, DIETARY proteins, CHILDREN

Mutations in the Mitochondrial Seryl-tRNA Synthetase Cause Hyperuricemia, Pulmonary Hypertension, Renal Failure in Infancy and Alkalosis, HUPRA Syndrome.

Authors: Belostotsky, Ruth, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Rinat, Choni

Source: American Journal of Human Genetics; February 11 2011, Vol. 88 Issue 2, p193-200, 8p

Primary hyperoxaluria: the pediatric nephrologist's point of view.

Authors: Ben-Shalom, Efrat¹ (AUTHOR) efratbsh@szmc.org.il, Garrelfs, Sander F² (AUTHOR), Groothoff, Jaap W² (AUTHOR)

Source: Clinical Kidney Journal. 2022 Supplement, Vol. 15, pi23-i28. 6p.

Subject Terms: *KIDNEY failure, *KIDNEY transplantation, *ETHICAL problems, *KIDNEY physiology, *SYMPTOMS, *KIDNEY calcification

COVID-19 in children and young adults with kidney disease: risk factors, clinical features and serological response.

Authors: Weinbrand-Goichberg, Jenny, Ben Shalom, Efrat, Rinat, Choni, Choshen, Sapir, Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Frishberg, Yaacov, Becker-Cohen, Rachel

Source: Journal of Nephrology (JNonline); Jan2022, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p121-129, 9p

A non-resolving skin lesion in hemodialysis patient: Answers

Authors: Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Becker-Cohen, Rachel, Lijozetzky, Graciela, Weinbrand-Goichberg, Jenny, Frishberg, Yaacov, Rinat, Choni

Source: Pediatric nephrology. 34(4):617-618

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A non-resolving skin lesion in hemodialysis patient: Questions

Authors: Tzvi-Behr, Shimrit, Ben-Shalom, Efrat, Becker-Cohen, Rachel, Lijozetzky, Graciela, Weinbrand-Goichberg, Jenny, Frishberg, Yaacov, Rinat, Choni

Source: Pediatric nephrology. 34(4):615-616

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Severe neutropenia in children after renal transplantation: incidence, course, and treatment with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.

Authors: Becker-Cohen, Rachel¹ rbeckercohen@yahoo.com, Ben-Shalom, Efrat¹, Rinat, Choni¹, Feinstein, Sofia¹, Geylis, Michael¹, Frishberg, Yaacov¹

Source: Pediatric Nephrology. Nov2015, Vol. 30 Issue 11, p2029-2036. 8p. 3 Charts, 2 Graphs.

Subject Terms: *ANTIVIRAL agents, *GRANULOCYTE-colony stimulating factor, *FISHER exact test, *IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, *KIDNEY transplantation, *LONGITUDINAL method, *NEUTROPENIA, *SURGICAL complications, *T-test (Statistics), *TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc., *DISEASE management, *TREATMENT effectiveness, *MYCOPHENOLIC acid, *CHILDREN