פרופ' גיהאד בשארה

Jihad Bishara , M.D       

Head, Infectious Diseases Unit

Rabin Medical Center; Beilinson Hospital

Education

1981-1987	The First Pavlov Medical Institute of Leningrad, Leningrad, Russia
1987	M.D. Degree
1993	Certified in Internal Medicine
1998   2010	Certified in Infectious Diseases   Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic and other positions

Associate Professor, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Head, Infectious Diseases Unit, Rabin Medical Center; Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikvah, Israel

Research areas

 

• Clostridium difficile infection
• Infective endocarditis and Staphylococcal bacteremia
•  Epidemiology of nosocomial infections
•   Infections in solid organ transplant recipients
• Antibiotic therapy

List of publications (2008-2012)

 

1.         Z. Samra, A. Luzon, J. Bishara

Evaluation of two rapid immunochromatography tests for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxins.

Dig. Dis. Sci. 53:1876-79, 2008.

 

 

2.         B.Z. Joshua, J. Sulkes, E. Raveh, J. Bishara, B.I. Nageris

Predicting outcome of malignant external otitis.

Otol. Neurotol. 29:339-343, 2008.

 

 

3.                    K. Skalsky,  D. Yahav, J. Bishara, S. Pitlik, L. Leibovici, M. Paul

Treatment of human brucellosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

B.M.J. 336:701-4, 2008.

 

 

4.                    J. Bishara, N. Peled, S. Pitlik, Z. Samra  

Mortality of patients with antibiotic-associated diarrhoea: the impact of Clostridium difficile.

J. Hosp. Infect. 68:308-14, 2008.

 

 

5.                    Shalit, M. Low, E. Levy, M. Chowers, O. Zimhony, K. Riesenberg, J. Bishara, R. Raz

Antibiotic use in 26 departments of internal medicine in 6 general hospitals in Israel: variability and contributing factors.

J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 62:196-204, 2008.

 

 

6.         C. Maoz, D. Shitrit, Z. Samra, N. Peled, L. Kaufman, M. R. Kramer, J. Bishara

Pulmonary Mycobacterium simiae infection: comparison with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 27(10):945-50, 2008.

 

1. LH. Katz, S. Pitlik, E. Porat, P. Biderman, J. Bishara.

Pericarditis as a presenting sign of infective endocarditis: two case reports and review of the literature.

Scand J Infect Dis. 2008;40(10):785-91

 

8.             D. Shitrit, N. Peled, J. Bishara, R. Priess, S. Pitlik, Z. Samra, M.R. Kremer.

Clinical and radiological features of Mycobacterium kansasii infection and Mycobacterium simiae infection.

Respir. Med. 102(11):1598-603, 2008.

 

 

9.            Z. Samra, J. Bahar, L. Madar-Shapiro, N. Aziz, S. Israel, J. Bishara

Evaluation of CHROMagar KPC for rapid detection of carbapenem

resistant enterobacteriaceae

J. Clin. Microbiol. 46(9):3110-1, 2008.

 

     

10.         Y. Partouche Avidan, M. Paul, R. Rahamimov, J. Bishara, Z. Samra, E. Mor.

Selective low-dose oral valganciclovir for prevention of cytomegalovirus disease following kidney transplantation.

J Infect. 57(3):236-40, 2008.

 

 

11.         J. Bishara, M Wattad, L Leibovici, Z Samra, N Peled, B Lev, E Abramson, M Paul.

Predictors for anaerobic bacteraemia beyond the source of infection: Retrospective, nested, case-control study.

Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 41(1):33-6, 2009.

 

 

12.         J. Bishara, S. Ashkenazi, Y. Yuhas, E. Goldberg, Z. Samra, M. Saute, H. Shaked.

Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) for distinguishing empyema from post-thoracotomy related pleural effusion.

Ann. Thorac. Surg. 87(1):251-4, 2009.

 

 

13.         M. Paul^, E. Porat, A. Raz, H. Madar, S. Fein, J. Bishara, P. Biderman, B. Medalion, E. Sharoni, L. Eidelman, L. Leibovici, B. Rubinovitch.

Duration of antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery: Prospective observational study.

J. Infect. 2009;58(4):291-8.

 

 

14.         W. Nseir, M. Giladi, I. Moroz, AE Moses, S. Benenson, R. Finkelstein, M. Dan, B.

Chazan, J. Bishara , G. Ben-Dror, D. Hassin, N. Peled, G. Rahav, M. Grupper,

I. Potasman.

A retrospective six-year national survey of P. multocida infections in Israel.

Scand. J. Infect. Dis. 2009; 41(6-7):445-9.

 

 

 

15.         E. Goldberg, J. Bishara

Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) – hard to crack.

Harefuah. 2009 Nov;148(11):783-7, 791.

 

16.         M. Paul, J. Bishara, A. Levcovich, M. Chowers, E. Goldberg, P. Singer, S. Lev,

P. Leon, M. Raskin, D. Yahav, L. Leibovici. 

Effectiveness and safety of colistin: prospective comparative cohort study.

J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2010;65(5):1019-27.

 

 

17.         E. Goldberg, M. Paul, O. Talker, Z. Samra, M. Raskin, R. Hazzan, L. Leibovici,

J. Bishara.

Co-trimoxazole versus vancomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a retrospective cohort study.

J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2010 Aug;65(8):1779-83.

 

 

18.         M. Paul, G. Kariv, E. Goldberg, M. Raskin, H. Shaked, R. Hazan, Z. Samra, J.Bishara, L. Leibovici.

          Importance of appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2010 Dec;65(12):2658-65.

 

 

19.         M. Pau, N. Zemer-Wassercug, O. Talker, Y. Lishtzinsky, B. Lev, Z. Samra, L. Leibovici, J. Bishara.

Are all beta-lactams similarly effective in the treatment of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia?

Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2010 Nov 13. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03425.x. [Epub ahead of print].

 

20.         H. Shaked, M. Paul, J.  Bishara.

Catheter extraction does not improve survival in candidemia, or does it?

Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Dec 1;51(11):1347-8.

 

21.         Y.Hamzany, E. Soudry, M. Preis, T. Hadar, O. Hilly, J. Bishara , B. I. Nageris.

 Fungal malignant external otitis.

J. Infect. 2011 Mar;62(3):226-31.

 

 

22.         J. Bishara, E. Goldberg, L. Madar-Shapiro, Z. Samra.  

Molecular epidemiology of Clostridium difficile in a tertiary medical center, Israel. emergence of the polymerase chain reaction ribotype 027.

Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 2011 Jun;13(6):338-41.

 

 

23.         Gafter-Gvili, N. Mansur, A. Bivas, N. Zemer-Wassercug, J. Bishara, L. Leibovici,  M. Paul.

Thrombocytopenia in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: risk factors and prognostic importance.

Mayo Clin.Proc. 2011 May;86(5):389-96.

 

 

1. W. Nseir, J. Khateeb, O. Abu-Elheja, B. Jihad, N. Assy.

The impact of prior long-term versus short-term statin use on the mortality of bacteraemic patients.

Infection. 2011 Sep 6.

[Erratum to: The impact of prior long-term versus short-termstatin use on the mortality of bacteraemic patients.

W. Nseir, J. Mograbi, O. Abu-Elheja, J. Bishara, N. Assy

Infection. 2011 Oct 15. [Epub ahead of print]

 

 

25.         E. Goldberg, J. Bishara.

Contemporary unconventional clinical use of cotrimoxazole.

Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 2012 Jan;18(1):8-17.

 

 

 

26.         R. Ben-Ami, K. Olshtain-Pops, M. Krieger, I. Oren, J. Bishara, M. Dan, Y. Wiener-Well, M. Weinberger, O. Zimhony, M. Chowers, G. Weber, I. Potasman, B. Chazan, I. Kassis, I. Shalit, C. Block, N. Keller, D.P. Kontoyiannis, M. Giladi; Israeli Candidemia Study Group.

Antibiotic exposure as a risk factor for fluconazole-resistant Candida bloodstream infection.

Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2012 May;56(5):2518-23.

 

27.         J Bishara, E. Goldberg, L. Leibovici, Z. Samra, H. Shaked, N. Mansur, M. Paul.

Healthcare-associated vs. hospital-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

Int. J. Infect. Dis. 2012 Jun;16(6):e457-63.

 

28.         M. Shteinberg, Y. Raviv, J. Bishara, N. Stein, D. Rosengarten, I. Bakal,

M.R. Kramer.

The impact of fluoroquinolone resistance of Gram-negative bacteria in respiratory secretions on the outcome of lung transplant (non-cystic fibrosis) recipients.

Clin. Transplant. 2012 Jun 24. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2012.01665.x.

 

 

 

29.         E. Goldberg, J. Bishara, S. Lev, P. Singer, J. Cohen.

Organ transplantation from a donor colonized with a multidrug-resistant organism: a case report.

Transpl. Infect. Dis. 2012 Jun;14(3):296-9.

 

 

30.    J. Bishara , E. Goldberg, S. Lev, P. Singer, T. Ashkenazi, J. Cohen .

  The utilization of solid organs for transplantation in the setting of infection with  

  multidrug-resistant organisms: an expert opinion.

  Clin. Transplant. 2012 Jul 25. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2012.01693.x.

  [Epub ahead of print].

 

 

31.  Y. Raviv, D. Shitrit, A. Amital, B. Fox, I. Bakal, R. Tauber, J. Bishara, M.R. Kramer.

  Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition in lung transplant recipients.

  Clin. Transplant. 2012 Jul;26(4):E388-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2012.01671.x.

 

 

32.         H. Green, R. Rahamimov, E. Goldberg, L. Leibovici, U. Gafter, J. Bishara, E. Mor, M. Paul.

Consequences of treated versus untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria in the first year following kidney transplantation: retrospective observational study

Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2012 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print].

 

 

1. R. Ben-Ami , G. Rahav, H. Elinav, I. Kassis, I. Shalit, T. Gottesman, O. Megged, M. Weinberger, P. Ciobotaro, P. Shitrit, G. Weber, A. Paz, D. Miron, I. Oren, J. Bishara, C. Block, N. Keller, DP Kontoyiannis, M. Giladi; for the Israeli Candidaemia Study Group.

Distribution of fluconazole-resistant Candida bloodstream isolates among hospitals and inpatient services in Israel.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012 Aug 30. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12004.

[Epub ahead of print].

 

 

1. H. Shaked, Z. Samra, M. Paul, L.  Madar-Shapiro, J. Cohen, S. Pitlik, J. Bishara.

Unusual "Flesh-Eating" Strains of Escherichia coli: A Case Series.

J. Clin. Microbiol. 2012 Dec;50(12):4008-11.

 

 

1. N. Mansur, R. Hazzan, M. Paul, J. Bishara, L. Leibovici.

Does sex affect 30-day mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia?

Gend. Med. 2012 Dec;9(6):463-70.

 

 

1. J. Bishara.

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator infections and community-associated MRSA: diseases of progress.

Isr. Med. Assoc. J. 2012 Dec;14(12):760-2.