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C. Block — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 41
Works: 129
Citations: 4,455

Most-cited papers

Double-blind vaccine-controlled randomised efficacy trial of an investigational Shigella sonnei conjugate vaccine in young adults.
Dani Cohen, S. Ashkenazi, Manfred S. Green, M. Gdalevich +13 more
1997The Lancet254 citations
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Enterobacter sakazakii infection in the newborn
B. Bar‐Oz, A. Preminger, O. Peleg, C. Block +1 more
2001Acta paediatrica236 citations
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Antibiotic Exposure as a Risk Factor for Fluconazole-Resistant Candida Bloodstream Infection
R. Ben-Ami, Keren Olshtain-Pops, M. Krieger, I. Oren +15 more
2012Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy167 citations Open access
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Prospective study of the association between serum antibodies to lipopolysaccharide O antigen and the attack rate of shigellosis
D. Cohen, M. Green, C. Block, R. Slepon +1 more
1991Journal of Clinical Microbiology152 citations Open access
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Multidrug-Resistant Trichosporon asahii Infection of Nongranulocytopenic Patients in Three Intensive Care Units
D. Wolf, R. Falk, M. Hacham, B. Theelen +6 more
2001Journal of Clinical Microbiology144 citations Open access
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Group G Streptococcal Bacteremia in Jerusalem
R. Cohen-Poradosu, J. Jaffe, D. Lavi, Sigal Grisariu-Greenzaid +6 more
2004Emerging Infectious Diseases111 citations Open access
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Association between intensity of chlorhexidine use and micro-organisms of reduced susceptibility in a hospital environment.
C. Block, M. Furman
2002Journal of Hospital Infection83 citations
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A national survey of the molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in Israel: the dissemination of the ribotype 027 strain with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and metronidazole.
A. Adler, Tamar Miller-Roll, Rita Bradenstein, C. Block +7 more
2015Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease79 citations
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Pregnancy-associated listeriosis: clinical characteristics and geospatial analysis of a 10-year period in Israel.
H. Elinav, A. Hershko-Klement, L. Valinsky, J. Jaffe +32 more
2014Clinical Infectious Diseases78 citations
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Evaluation of eight commercial tests for Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies in the absence of acute infection.
R. Nir-Paz, A. Michael-Gayego, Merav Ron, C. Block
2006Clinical Microbiology and Infection75 citations Open access
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Hand hygiene compliance by physicians: marked heterogeneity due to local culture?
Dror Cantrell, O. Shamriz, M. Cohen, Z. Stern +2 more
2009American Journal of Infection Control73 citations
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Hospital disinfection: efficacy and safety issues
M. Dettenkofer, C. Block
2005Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases71 citations
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A carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae epidemic clone in Jerusalem: sequence type 512 carrying a plasmid encoding aac(6')-Ib.
G. Warburg, C. Hidalgo-Grass, S. Partridge, M. Tolmasky +4 more
2012Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy69 citations
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Identification of risk factors for infection in an outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory tract disease.
E. Klement, D. Talkington, O. Wasserzug, R. Kayouf +14 more
2006Clinical Infectious Diseases67 citations
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Population structure of group B streptococcus from a low-incidence region for invasive neonatal disease.
N. Bisharat, N. Jones, D. Marchaim, C. Block +4 more
2005Microbiology65 citations Open access
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Interlaboratory Comparison of Agar Dilution and Etest Methods for Determining the MICs of Antibiotics Used in Management of Neisseria meningitidis Infections
J. Vázquez, L. Arreaza, C. Block, I. Ehrhard +11 more
2003Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy65 citations Open access
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Mycobacterium simiae infection in Israeli patients with AIDS.
D. Huminer, S. Dux, Z. Samra, L. Kaufman +3 more
1993Clinical Infectious Diseases63 citations
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Institutional Control Measures to Curtail the Epidemic Spread of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: A 4-Year Perspective
M. Cohen, C. Block, P. Levin, C. Schwartz +4 more
2011Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology61 citations
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Transfusion reactions due to bacterial contamination of blood and blood products.
G. Morduchowicz, S. Pitlik, D. Huminer, M. Alkan +3 more
1991Reviews of Infectious Diseases59 citations
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–producing Staphylococcus aureus
A. Adler, V. Temper, C. Block, N. Abramson +1 more
2006Emerging Infectious Diseases54 citations Open access
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Contamination of portable radiograph equipment with resistant bacteria in the ICU.
P. Levin, O. Shatz, S. Sviri, D. Moriah +4 more
2009Chest53 citations
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An outbreak of achromobacter xylosoxidans associated with ultrasound gel used during transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy.
K. Olshtain-Pops, C. Block, V. Temper, C. Hidalgo-Grass +4 more
2011Journal of Urology52 citations
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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Long-Term Care Facilities
S. Benenson, M. Cohen, C. Block, Sagit Stern +2 more
2009Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology52 citations
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Changes in qnr Prevalence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter spp. Collected from 1990 to 2005
J. Strahilevitz, Dalia Engelstein, A. Adler, V. Temper +3 more
2007Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy52 citations Open access
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The effect of Perasafe and sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) against spores of Clostridium difficile and Bacillus atrophaeus on stainless steel and polyvinyl chloride surfaces.
C. Block
2004Journal of Hospital Infection51 citations
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Four decades of shigellosis in Israel: epidemiology of a growing public health problem.
M. Green, C. Block, D. Cohen, P. E. Slater
1991Reviews of Infectious Diseases50 citations
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Detection and treatment of brucellosis by screening a population at risk
O. Abramson, Zvi Rosenvasser, C. Block, R. Dagan
1991The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal50 citations
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Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Infections Caused by Fusarium Species: a Collaborative Study from Israel
R. Nir-Paz, J. Strahilevitz, M. Shapiro, N. Keller +4 more
2004Journal of Clinical Microbiology49 citations Open access
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Fungemia in a cancer patient caused by fluconazole-resistant Cryptococcus laurentii.
D. Averbuch, T. Boekhout, R. Falk, D. Engelhard +3 more
2002Medical Mycology49 citations
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A simplified blood culture sampling protocol for reducing contamination and costs: a randomized controlled trial.
Alon Lalezari, M. Cohen, Or Svinik, Odaya Tel-Zur +7 more
2020Clinical Microbiology and Infection47 citations Open access
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Blood Cultures at Central Line Insertion in the Intensive Care Unit: Comparison with Peripheral Venipuncture
Sheldon Stohl, S. Benenson, S. Sviri, A. Avidan +3 more
2011Journal of Clinical Microbiology47 citations Open access
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Continuous Surveillance to Reduce Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae Colonization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
S. Benenson, P. Levin, C. Block, A. Adler +7 more
2012Neonatology46 citations
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Carriage of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Cohort of Infants in Southern Israel: Risk Factors and Molecular Features
A. Adler, N. Givon-Lavi, A. Moses, C. Block +1 more
2009Journal of Clinical Microbiology41 citations Open access
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Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae endocarditis in a young adult. Successful treatment with gentamicin and colistin.
S. Benenson, S. Navon-Venezia, Y. Carmeli, A. Adler +3 more
2009International Journal of Infectious Diseases41 citations Open access
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Natural immunity to shigellosis in two groups with different previous risks of exposure to Shigella is only partly expressed by serum antibodies to lipopolysaccharide.
Dani Cohen, Manfred S. Green, C. Block, Raphael Slepon +1 more
1992Journal of Infectious Diseases39 citations
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First national surveillance of susceptibility of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. to antimicrobials in Israel.
R. Colodner, Z. Samra, N. Keller, H. Sprecher +6 more
2007Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease38 citations
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Inconsistency of a model aimed at predicting bacteremia in hospitalized patients.
B. Mozes, David Milatiner, C. Block, Z. Blumstein +1 more
1993Journal of Clinical Epidemiology36 citations
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Changes in aac(6′)-Ib-cr Prevalence and Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Nosocomial Isolates of Escherichia coli Collected from 1991 through 2005
G. Warburg, M. Korem, A. Robicsek, Dalia Engelstein +3 more
2008Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy33 citations Open access
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Elimination of symbiotic Aeromonas spp. from the intestinal tract of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis, using ciprofloxacin feeding.
K. Mumcuoğlu, L. Huberman, R. Cohen, V. Temper +3 more
2010Clinical Microbiology and Infection30 citations Open access
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Interactions between Scenedesmus and Microcystis may be used to clarify the role of secondary metabolites.
M. Harel, G. Weiss, J. Lieman-Hurwitz, J. Gun +9 more
2013Environmental Microbiology Reports29 citations
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KPC-9, a Novel Carbapenemase from Clinical Specimens in Israel
C. Hidalgo-Grass, G. Warburg, V. Temper, S. Benenson +3 more
2012Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy28 citations Open access
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Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis with Reduced Susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin
J. Strahilevitz, A. Adler, G. Smollan, V. Temper +2 more
2008Emerging Infectious Diseases28 citations Open access
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The yield of blood cultures in a department of emergency medicine
R. Stalnikowicz, C. Block
2001European journal of emergency medicine28 citations
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Trends of Bacterial Keratitis Culture Isolates in Jerusalem; a 13- Years Analysis
M. Politis, Denise Wajnsztajn, B. Rosin, C. Block +1 more
2016PLoS ONE26 citations Open access
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Cryptococcus neoformans vertebral osteomyelitis.
O. Gurevitz, A. Goldschmied-Reuven, C. Block, J. Kopolovic +2 more
1994Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology26 citations
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Cluster of Pseudoinfections with Burkholderia cepacia Associated with a Contaminated Washer-Disinfector in a Bronchoscopy Unit
D. Rosengarten, C. Block, C. Hidalgo-Grass, V. Temper +4 more
2010Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology25 citations
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Imported Melioidosis, Israel, 2008
Avivit Cahn, B. Koslowsky, R. Nir-Paz, V. Temper +7 more
2009Emerging Infectious Diseases24 citations Open access
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Genotypic Comparison of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Isolates from the United States, South Africa, and Israel, Isolated from 1999 through 2002
A. Whitney, Garry B. Coulson, A. von Gottberg, C. Block +4 more
2009Journal of Clinical Microbiology23 citations Open access
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Invasive meningococcal disease in children in Jerusalem
C. Stein-Zamir, N. Abramson, G. Zentner, H. Shoob +2 more
2007Epidemiology and Infection23 citations Open access
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Exploding bottles: eye injury due to yeast fermentation of an uncarbonated soft drink
A. Grinbaum, I. Ashkenazi, G. Treister, A. Goldschmied-reouven +1 more
1994British Journal of Ophthalmology23 citations Open access
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