Avi Peretz

TL;DR: Most trials did not show a benefit for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis with antibiotics, though 2 meta-analyses concluded that antibiotic therapy is associated with a modest improvement in clinical symptoms, though more studies are needed to define the exact role of antibiotics in inflammatory bowel diseases.

TL;DR: This work sequences 212 SARS-CoV-2 sequences and uses them to perform a comprehensive analysis to trace the origins and spread of the virus and finds that travelers returning from the United States of America significantly contributed to viral spread in Israel.

TL;DR: A dramatic shift in the gut microbial composition of women and mice during late pregnancy is demonstrated, including an increase in the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium.

TL;DR: The findings underscore the ability of this virus to efficiently transmit between and within countries, as well as demonstrate the effectiveness of social distancing measures for reducing its spread.

TL;DR: CPE containing blaNDM and blaOXA-48 were prevalent among Syrian wounded hospitalized patients in northern Israel and the finding of the same sequence type among patients at different medical centers implies a common, prehospital source for these patients.