Amir Ben Tov

2024

Acute pancreatitis in children with inflammatory bowel disease: Risk factors, clinical course, and prognosis

Anafy, A., Mirkin, Y., Galai, T., Ben-Tov, A., Moran-Lev, H., Yerushalmy-Feler, A., Cohen, S. & Amir, A. Z., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 79, 2, p. 325-334 10 p.

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Association of early-life exposure to acid-suppressive therapy and fractures during childhood: A retrospective cohort study

Achler, T., Chodick, G., Shaoul, R., Cohen, S., Ben-Tov, A. & Goldshtein, I., 1 Jan 2024, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 109, 1, p. 37-42 6 p.

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Circadian clock gene disruption in white blood cells of patients with celiac disease

Weintraub, Y., Cohen, S., Yerushalmy-Feler, A., Chapnik, N., Tsameret, S., Anafy, A., Damari, E., Ben-Tov, A., Shamir, R. & Froy, O., Apr 2024, In: Biochimie. 219, p. 51-54 4 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of pediatric patients with autoimmune gastritis

Granot, M., Beinvogl, B. C., Schvimer, M., Goldsmith, J. D., Matar, M., Ben Tov, A., Feler, A. Y., Nachum, N., Morgenstern, S., Mayer, C., Shamir, R., Weiss, B. & Shouval, D. S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

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Durability of the First Biologic in Patients with Crohn’s Disease: A Nationwide Study from the epi-IIRN

Atia, O., Friss, C., Focht, G., Rimon, R. M., Ledderman, N., Greenfeld, S., Ben-Tov, A., Weisband, Y. L., Matz, E., Gorelik, Y., Chowers, Y., Dotan, I. & Turner, D., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. 18, 1, p. 38-46 9 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Early Initiation of Biologics and Disease Outcomes in Adults and Children With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Results From the Epidemiology Group of the Nationwide Israeli Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Nucleus Cohort

Lujan, R., Buchuk, R., Focht, G., Yogev, D., Greenfeld, S., Ben-Tov, A., Weisband, Y. L., Lederman, N., Matz, E., Ben Horin, S., Dotan, I., Nevo, D. & Turner, D., May 2024, In: Gastroenterology. 166, 5, p. 815-825.e22

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2 Scopus citations

Incidence rate of alopecia areata in Israel: A 15-year analysis of population-based data and the emergence of young male adults as the most at-risk group

Wohl, Y., Mashiah, J., Drutin, Y., Vered, S. & Ben-Tov, A., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Dermatology. 51, 1, p. 88-94 7 p.

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The epidemiology of infammatory bowel diseases during the covid-19 pandemic: Comparison of two nationwide cohorts

Atia, O., Bryder, N., Mendelovici, A., Ledderman, N., Ben-Tov, A., Osooli, M., Forss, A., Loewenberg Weisband, Y., Matz, E., Dotan, I., Turner, D. & Olén, O., 1 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Crohn's and Colitis. 18, 8, p. 1241-1249 9 p.

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2023

An Outbreak of Parvovirus B19 in Israel

Patalon, T., Saciuk, Y., Trotzky, D., Pachys, G., Ben-Tov, A., Segal, Y. & Gazit, S., Nov 2023, In: Viruses. 15, 11, 2261.

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4 Scopus citations

BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Patients with Coeliac Disease Autoimmunity: Real-World Data from Mass Vaccination Campaign

Ben-Tov, A., Lebwohl, B., Banon, T., Chodick, G., Kariv, R., Assa, A., Gazit, S. & Patalon, T., Sep 2023, In: Viruses. 15, 9, 1968.

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1 Scopus citations

Dynamics of Naturally Acquired Immunity Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Children and Adolescents

Patalon, T., Saciuk, Y., Perez, G., Peretz, A., Ben-Tov, A. & Gazit, S., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 257, 113371.

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4 Scopus citations

Evaluation of a machine learning tool for the early identification of patients with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis – A retrospective population-based study

Shapiro, J., Getz, B., Cohen, S. B., Jenudi, Y., Underberger, D., Dreyfuss, M., Ber, T. I., Steinberg-Koch, S., Ben-Tov, A., Shoenfeld, Y. & Shovman, O., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 7, 100207.

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3 Scopus citations

Glucose levels are not the same for everyone: A real-world big data study evaluating fasting serum glucose levels by sex and age among children

Avnon Ziv, C., Banon, T., Ben Tov, A., Chodick, G., Gabay, L., Auerbach, A., Hirsch, H. J. & Levy Khademi, F., 1 Sep 2023, In: Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 36, 9, p. 851-858 8 p.

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1 Scopus citations

Hybrid immunity against reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 following a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection and single dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine in children and adolescents: a target trial emulation

Gazit, S., Saciuk, Y., Perez, G., Peretz, A., Ben-Tov, A., Stuart, E. A. & Patalon, T., Jul 2023, In: The Lancet Microbe. 4, 7, p. e495-e505

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7 Scopus citations

Hypermobility spectrum disorders and irritable bowel syndrome: A nationwide study of 1.6 million adolescents

Zloof, Y., Peretz, L., Braun, M., Simchoni, M., Tsur, A. M., Tzur, D., Derazne, E., Ben-Tov, A., Pinhas-Hamiel, O., Amarilyo, G., Daher, S., Shlaifer, A. & Braun-Moscovici, Y., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia). 38, 12, p. 2076-2082 7 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Inverse Relationship Between Clock Gene Expression and Inflammatory Markers in Ulcerative Colitis Patients Undergoing Remission

Weintraub, Y., Cohen, S., Anafy, A., Chapnik, N., Tsameret, S., Ben-Tov, A., Yerushalmy-Feler, A., Dotan, I., Tauman, R. & Froy, O., Jun 2023, In: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 68, 6, p. 2454-2462 9 p.

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5 Scopus citations

The Yield of Routine Tissue Sampling in Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Anafy, A., Amir, A. Z., Brazowski, E., Weintraub, Y., Yerushalmy Feler, A., Moran-Lev, H., Dali Levy, M., Ziv-Baran, T., Cohen, S. & Ben-Tov, A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 76, 4, p. 489-493 5 p.

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Trends and Correlates of Early-Life Exposure to Acid-Suppressant Therapy in Israel (2005-2020)

Achler, T., Chodick, G., Shaoul, R., Cohen, S., Goldshtein, I. & Ben-Tov, A., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 252, p. 141-145.e1

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1 Scopus citations

Trends in Biochemical Parameters, Healthcare Resource and Medication Use in the 5 Years Preceding IBD Diagnosis: A Health Maintenance Organization Cohort Study

Cohen, N. A., Kliper, E., Zamstein, N., Ziv-Baran, T., Waterman, M., Hodik, G., Tov, A. B. & Kariv, R., Feb 2023, In: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 68, 2, p. 414-422 9 p.

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5 Scopus citations

2022

Association of BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy with Neonatal and Early Infant Outcomes

Goldshtein, I., Steinberg, D. M., Kuint, J., Chodick, G., Segal, Y., Shapiro Ben David, S. & Ben-Tov, A., May 2022, In: JAMA Pediatrics. 176, 5, p. 470-477 8 p.

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98 Scopus citations

BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccine Effectiveness Given Confirmed Exposure: Analysis of Household Members of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients

Gazit, S., Mizrahi, B., Kalkstein, N., Neuberger, A., Peretz, A., Mizrahi-Reuveni, M., Ben-Tov, A. & Patalon, T., 1 Jul 2022, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75, 1, p. E734-E740

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13 Scopus citations

COVID-19 Vaccine Is Effective in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients and Is Not Associated With Disease Exacerbation

Lev-Tzion, R., Focht, G., Lujan, R., Mendelovici, A., Friss, C., Greenfeld, S., Kariv, R., Ben-Tov, A., Matz, E., Nevo, D., Barak-Corren, Y., Dotan, I. & Turner, D., Jun 2022, In: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 20, 6, p. e1263-e1282

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63 Scopus citations

Dynamics in COVID-19 symptoms during different waves of the pandemic among children infected with SARS-CoV-2 in the ambulatory setting

Ben-Tov, A., Lotan, R., Gazit, S., Chodick, G., Perez, G., Mizrahi-Reuveni, M. & Patalon, T., Sep 2022, In: European Journal of Pediatrics. 181, 9, p. 3309-3318 10 p.

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6 Scopus citations

Elevated liver enzymes of newly diagnosed pediatric celiac patients—a prospective-observational study

Regev, A., Ben-Tov, A., Yerushalmy-Feler, A., Weintraub, Y., Moran-Lev, H., Cohen, S. & Amir, A. Z., Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Pediatrics. 181, 2, p. 753-762 10 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Increasing rate of a positive family history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in pediatric IBD patients

Ruban, M., Slavick, A., Amir, A., Ben-Tov, A., Moran-Lev, H., Weintraub, Y., Anafy, A., Cohen, S. & Yerushalmy-Feler, A., Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Pediatrics. 181, 2, p. 745-751 7 p.

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10 Scopus citations

Isolated Crohn's disease of the appendix presenting as growth delay in an adolescent male

Aber, R., Becker, G., Anafy, A., Ben-Tov, A., Greenberg, A. & Sukhotnik, I., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports. 78, 102204.

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Pregnancy outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection by trimester: A large, populationbased cohort study

Fallach, N., Segal, Y., Agassy, J., Perez, G., Peretz, A., Chodick, G., Gazit, S., Patalon, T., Ben Tov, A. & Goldshtein, I., Jul 2022, In: PLoS ONE. 17, 7 July, e0270893.

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29 Scopus citations

SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Test Detection Rates Are Associated with Patient Age, Sex, and Time since Diagnosis

Levine-Tiefenbrun, M., Yelin, I., Uriel, H., Kuint, J., Schreiber, L., Herzel, E., Katz, R., Ben-Tov, A., Gazit, S., Patalon, T., Chodick, G. & Kishony, R., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 24, 2, p. 112-119 8 p.

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8 Scopus citations

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Naturally Acquired Immunity versus Vaccine-induced Immunity, Reinfections versus Breakthrough Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Gazit, S., Shlezinger, R., Perez, G., Lotan, R., Peretz, A., Ben-Tov, A., Herzel, E., Alapi, H., Cohen, D., Muhsen, K., Chodick, G. & Patalon, T., 1 Jul 2022, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 75, 1, p. E545-E551

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82 Scopus citations

The Effectiveness of the Two-Dose BNT162b2 Vaccine: Analysis of Real-World Data

Chodick, G., Tene, L., Rotem, R. S., Patalon, T., Gazit, S., Ben-Tov, A., Weil, C., Goldshtein, I., Twig, G., Cohen, D. & Muhsen, K., 1 Feb 2022, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 74, 3, p. 472-478 7 p.

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118 Scopus citations

The Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection in Persons With Naturally Acquired Immunity With and Without Subsequent Receipt of a Single Dose of BNT162b2 Vaccine A Retrospective Cohort Study

Gazit, S., Shlezinger, R., Perez, G., Lotan, R., Peretz, A., Ben-Tov, A., Herzel, E., Alapi, H., Cohen, D., Muhsen, K., Chodick, G. & Patalon, T., May 2022, In: Annals of Internal Medicine. 175, 5, p. 674-681 8 p.

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43 Scopus citations

2021

Assessment of effectiveness of 1 dose of bnt162b2 vaccine for sars-cov-2 infection 13 to 24 days after immunization

Chodick, G., Tene, L., Patalon, T., Gazit, S., Tov, A. B., Cohen, D. & Muhsen, K., 7 Jun 2021, In: JAMA network open. 4, 6, p. E2115985

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72 Scopus citations

BMI in the lower and upper quartiles at diagnosis and at 1-year follow-up is significantly associated with higher risk of disease exacerbation in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

Yerushalmy-Feler, A., Galai, T., Moran-Lev, H., Ben-Tov, A., Dali-Levy, M., Weintraub, Y., Amir, A. & Cohen, S., Jan 2021, In: European Journal of Pediatrics. 180, 1, p. 21-29 9 p.

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13 Scopus citations

BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Preliminary Real-World Data During Mass Vaccination Campaign

Collaborators of the Maccabi Institute for Research & Innovation COVID-19 Task Force, Nov 2021, In: Gastroenterology. 161, 5, p. 1715-1717.e1

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29 Scopus citations

Community-level evidence for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine protection of unvaccinated individuals

Milman, O., Yelin, I., Aharony, N., Katz, R., Herzel, E., Ben-Tov, A., Kuint, J., Gazit, S., Chodick, G., Patalon, T. & Kishony, R., Aug 2021, In: Nature Medicine. 27, 8, p. 1367-1369 3 p.

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66 Scopus citations

Correlation of SARS-CoV-2-breakthrough infections to time-from-vaccine

Mizrahi, B., Lotan, R., Kalkstein, N., Peretz, A., Perez, G., Ben-Tov, A., Chodick, G., Gazit, S. & Patalon, T., Dec 2021, In: Nature Communications. 12, 1, 6379.

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162 Scopus citations

Evaluating red blood cell distribution width from community blood tests as a predictor of hospitalization and mortality in adults with SARS-CoV-2: a cohort study

Banon, T., Wortsman, J., Ben Moshe, S., Gazit, S., Peretz, A., Ben Tov, A., Chodick, G., Perez, G. & Patalon, T., 2021, In: Annals of Medicine. 53, 1, p. 1410-1418 9 p.

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12 Scopus citations

Increased incidence of coeliac disease autoimmunity rate in Israel: a 9-year analysis of population-based data

Lechtman, N., Shamir, R., Cohen, S., Chodick, G., Kariv, R., Supino-Rosin, L., Weintraub, Y., Yerushalmy-Feler, A. & Ben Tov, A., Mar 2021, In: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 53, 6, p. 696-703 8 p.

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15 Scopus citations

Initial report of decreased SARS-CoV-2 viral load after inoculation with the BNT162b2 vaccine

Levine-Tiefenbrun, M., Yelin, I., Katz, R., Herzel, E., Golan, Z., Schreiber, L., Wolf, T., Nadler, V., Ben-Tov, A., Kuint, J., Gazit, S., Patalon, T., Chodick, G. & Kishony, R., May 2021, In: Nature Medicine. 27, 5, p. 790-792 3 p.

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337 Scopus citations

Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 anti-S IgG after BNT162b2 vaccination

Grupel, D., Gazit, S., Schreiber, L., Nadler, V., Wolf, T., Lazar, R., Supino-Rosin, L., Perez, G., Peretz, A., Ben Tov, A., Mizrahi-Reuveni, M., Chodick, G. & Patalon, T., 7 Sep 2021, In: Vaccine. 39, 38, p. 5337-5340 4 p.

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