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Daniel Chemtob

Director of the Department of Tuberculosis and AIDS, Israel Ministry of Health
Verified email at mail.huji.ac.il
Cited by 2675

Towards tuberculosis elimination: an action framework for low-incidence countries

…, F Castelli, R Centis, D Chemtob… - European …, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This paper describes an action framework for countries with low tuberculosis (TB) incidence
(< 100 TB cases per million population) that are striving for TB elimination. The framework …

HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs in Europe, North America, and Israel

…, AO Abagiu, V Arendt, D Broz, D Chemtob… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary During 2011–16, HIV outbreaks occurred among people who inject drugs (PWID)
in Canada (southeastern Saskatchewan), Greece (Athens), Ireland (Dublin), Israel (Tel …

Tuberculosis contact investigation in low prevalence countries: a European consensus

…, M Kamphorst, I Abubakar, GH Bothamley, D Chemtob… - 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Contact investigation to identify individuals with tuberculosis and latent infection with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important component of tuberculosis control in low …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative examination of tuberculosis immigration medical screening programs from selected countries with high immigration and low tuberculosis …

…, KA Rumman, E Altpeter, D Chemtob… - BMC infectious …, 2011 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis (TB) in migrants is an ongoing challenge in several low TB
incidence countries since a large proportion of TB in these countries occurs in migrants from …

[HTML][HTML] Availability and costs of medicines for the treatment of tuberculosis in Europe

…, AM McLaughlin, M Fitzgibbon, D Chemtob… - Clinical microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the access to comprehensive diagnostics and novel antituberculosis
medicines in European countries. Methods We investigated the access to genotypic and …

Mortality after anti-tuberculosis treatment completion: results of long-term follow-up

J Shuldiner, A Leventhal, D Chemtob… - … International Journal of …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects the lung parenchyma even after
successful treatment. OBJECTIVE: To assess long-term mortality in a cohort of individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 & response measures on HIV-HCV prevention services and social determinants in people who inject drugs in 13 sites with recent HIV …

…, A Arble, N Berndt, A Bosch, S Buskin, D Chemtob… - AIDS and Behavior, 2023 - Springer
HIV/HCV prevention among people who inject drugs (PWID) is of key public health
importance. We aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 and associated response …

Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Israel: risk factors and treatment outcomes

…, N Cedar, E Rorman, D Chemtob - … of tuberculosis and …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: All culture-positive tuberculosis (TB) isolates in Israel. OBJECTIVES: To outline
the magnitude of drug-resistant TB in Israel, describe treatment outcomes and identify risk …

Genotypic variation of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and protease: comparative analysis of clade C and clade B

Z Grossman, N Vardinon, D Chemtob, ML Alkan… - Aids, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Objective To compare drug-resistant variants from untreated (naive) and treated patients
infected with clade B or C virus. Methods Consecutive samples (165) from patients …

The risk of tuberculosis in cancer patients is greatest in lymphoma and myelodysplastic syndrome/myeloproliferative neoplasm: a large population-based cohort study

C Ganzel, B Silverman, D Chemtob… - Leukemia & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Patients with cancer are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB). This study combined the Israeli
databases of cancer and TB and examined the development of TB among all newly …