Shmuel Benenson

Hadassah Medical Center — Israel

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

28h-index2.2kcitations110works2.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing(20), Streptococcal Infections and Treatments(18), Nosocomial Infections in ICU(16), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(15), Infection Control in Healthcare(14)

Publications109 total

Improving blood culture procurement: a prospective 5-year hospital-wide study
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research·2025Open Access
Assessing and upgrading the cleanliness of the emergency department – ERRATUM
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2025Open Access
Assessing and upgrading the cleanliness of the emergency department
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
How effective are monthly departmental tracer surveys? A 5-year retrospective study of 138 surveys in 96 departments
American Journal of Infection Control·2024· 1 cited
The Natural History of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales: Progression From Carriage of Various Carbapenemases to Bloodstream Infection
Clinical Infectious Diseases·2024· 11 cited
Sources of primary bloodstream infections in internal medicine patients – a cohort study
European Journal of Internal Medicine·2023· 9 cited
A feasibility study of the use of medical clowns as hand-hygiene promoters in hospitals
PLoS ONE·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
2032. Sources of Primary Bloodstream Infections in Internal Medicine Patients – a Cohort Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2022Open Access
Healthcare-associated infection prevention and control practices in Israel: results of a national survey
BMC Infectious Diseases·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Association of Receiving a Fourth Dose of the BNT162b Vaccine With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers in Israel
JAMA Network Open·2022· 51 citedOpen Access
Translating a theory-based positive deviance approach into an applied tool: Mitigating barriers among health professionals (HPs) regarding infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines
PLoS ONE·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Sources of Primary Bloodstream Infections in Internal Medicine Patients – a Cohort Study
Research Square (Research Square)·2022Open Access
Effectiveness of the BNT162b vaccine fourth dose in reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers in Israel, a multi-center cohort study
2022· 3 citedOpen Access
The Validity of Positive Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Cultures for the Diagnosis of Sepsis in the Neonatal Unit
American Journal of Perinatology·2022· 3 cited
The effect of a third BNT162b2 vaccine on breakthrough infections in health care workers: a cohort analysis
Clinical Microbiology and Infection·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Sources of Primary Bloodstream Infections in Internal Medicine Patients – a Cohort Study
Research Square (Research Square)·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus bacteraemia in an endemic region: clinical features and genomic analysis: a 12-year cohort
Journal of Hospital Infection·2021· 11 cited
High attack rate of COVID-19 in an organized tour group of vaccinated travellers to Iceland
Journal of Travel Medicine·2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Association Between Exposure Characteristics and the Risk for COVID-19 Infection Among Health Care Workers With and Without BNT162b2 Vaccination
JAMA Network Open·2021· 13 citedOpen Access
Seizures as the main presenting manifestation of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection in children
Seizure·2021· 70 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Allon E. Moses(18), Matan J. Cohen(15), Colin Block(13), Phillip D. Levin(9), Yonatan Oster(7), Yechiel Schlesinger(7), David Raveh(6), Bernard Rudensky(6), Amos M. Yinnon(6), Carlos Hidalgo‐Grass(6), Ilana Gross(6), Carmela Schwartz(6), Violeta Temper(5), Charles L. Sprung(5), Ran Nir‐Paz(4), Yonit Wiener‐Well(4), Amos Adler(4), Naomi Minster(4), Saar Hashavya(3), Oren Zimhony(3)