Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit
Director: Dr. Michal Stein
Senior Deputy for Medical Administrative Services: Orna Savo
Contact:
Phone: 03-5303098, 03-5302685
(Telephone answering hours: 8:00-15:00)
Fax: 03-5305033
Email: Mirp.yeladim2@sheba.gov.il
Clinic hours:
Wednesday, 14:00-15:30
Location:
Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital Building, floor 2 (reception at floor 3)
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases unit specializes in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring children suffering from illnesses caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. Additionally, the unit promotes disease prevention through vaccination awareness campaigns.
Bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, like pneumonia, meningitis, ear infections, and bone and joint infections, are the main reasons why children end up hospitalised.
Our dedicated team offers clinical advice to children throughout the hospital, including children's wards, the premature unit, the neonatal unit, the surgical unit, the hemato-oncology unit, and intensive care. We also provide guidance to children with immunodeficiency, both before and after organ transplants and bone marrow transplants.
Diagnosing and providing follow-up care for babies with congenital infections, such as congenital CMV, is a key aspect of our clinic's work. Consultation and follow-up start during pregnancy, together with the doctors of the fetal medicine unit. After the birth, a thorough examination of the symptoms is conducted, and treatment options are discussed, along with ongoing clinical follow-up during the early years of life.
At the clinic, we provide counselling to children who are referred by community doctors for various infectious issues. These include recurrent pharyngitis, persistent skin infections, and chronic inflammation of the lymph nodes. Additionally, we offer guidance on the proper administration of new vaccines.
Teaching
Our unit is proud to offer a highly specialized track focused on infectious diseases in children, tailored for pediatric specialists. The internship period spans two years. In addition to their specialization, the unit staff also provide training in pediatrics and family medicine to interns. The training period ranges from 1 to 6 months.
Research
Our research at the Pediatric Infectious Diseases unit focuses primarily on congenital CMV. As part of the studies conducted in the unit, various options were explored for early screening of all newborns or those at risk, aiming to detect infection and provide long-term follow-up for affected infants.
