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Microbiology

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648
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302

Medicine

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Overview

Itzhak Brook was affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States. Their research focused primarily on medicine, with particular emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, neurology, and infectious diseases.

The scientist contributed to various topics related to tracheal and airway disorders, voice and speech disorders, dysphagia assessment and management, streptococcal infections and treatments, head and neck cancer studies, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, as well as cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases.

Notable recent papers by Itzhak Brook included:

  • Late side effects of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer, 2020, published in Radiation Oncology Journal
  • Early side effects of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer, 2021, published in Cancer/Radiothérapie
  • Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis Use and Maintenance in Laryngectomees, 2020, published in International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
  • Prevention of COVID-19 Infection in Neck Breathers, Including Laryngectomees, 2020, published in International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Itzhak Brook included Karthik Balakrishnan, Laura L. Cord, Michael I. Orestes, B. R. Davidson, and Andrew Stemer. Their work was published across several venues, notably the International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Diseases, Annales françaises d Oto-rhino-laryngologie et de Pathologie Cervico-faciale, Cancer/Radiothérapie, and International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology.

Itzhak Brook also contributed to book publications, including "The Laryngectomee Guide," published by the National Institutes of Health in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Rhinosinusitis: Establishing definitions for clinical research and patient care

    Eli O. Meltzer;Daniel L. Hamilos;James A. Hadley;Donald C. Lanza

  • Clinical Practice Guideline (Update) Adult Sinusitis

    Richard M. Rosenfeld;Jay F. Piccirillo;Sujana S. Chandrasekhar;Itzhak Brook

  • IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children and Adults

    Anthony W. Chow;Michael S. Benninger;Itzhak Brook;Jan L. Brozek

  • Otitis media.

    Unknown

  • Clinical and microbiological features of necrotizing fasciitis.

    I Brook;E H Frazier

  • Sinusitis of odontogenic origin.

    Itzhak Brook

  • Antianaerobic Antimicrobials: Spectrum and Susceptibility Testing

    Itzhak Brook;Hannah M. Wexler;Hannah M. Wexler;Ellie J. C. Goldstein

  • The Role of β-Lactamase-Producing Bacteria in the Persistence of Streptococcal Tonsillar Infection

    Itzhak Brook

  • Microbiology and management of peritonsillar, retropharyngeal, and parapharyngeal abscesses.

    Itzhak Brook

  • Infections Caused by Propionibacterium Species

    Itzhak Brook;Edith H. Frazier

  • Late side effects of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer

    Itzhak Brook

  • Bacteriologic Features of Chronic Sinusitis in Children

    Itzhak Brook

  • Clinical Practice Guideline (Update): Adult Sinusitis Executive Summary

    Richard M. Rosenfeld;Jay F. Piccirillo;Sujana S. Chandrasekhar;Itzhak Brook

  • The role of beta-lactamase-producing bacteria in the persistence of streptococcal tonsillar infection.

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  • Aerobic and anaerobic microbiology of periapical abscess.

    Itzhak Brook;Edith H. Frazier;Marlin E. Gher

  • Actinomycosis: diagnosis and management.

    Itzhak Brook

  • Synergistic Effect of Bacteroides, Clostridium, Fusobacterium, Anaerobic Cocci, and Aerobic Bacteria on Mortality and Induction of Subcutaneous Abscesses in Mice

    Itzhak Brook;Valerie Hunter;Richard I. Walker

  • Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbiology of Empyema : A Retrospective Review in Two Military Hospitals

    Itzhak Brook;Edith H. Frazier

  • Minimum inhibitory concentrations of herbal essential oils and monolaurin for gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

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  • Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults:

    Melissa A. Pynnonen;M. Boyd Gillespie;Benjamin Roman;Richard M. Rosenfeld

  • Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria in tonsils of children with recurrent tonsillitis.

    Itzhak Brook;Paula Yocum;Ellen M. Friedman

  • Microbiology of human and animal bite wounds in children.

    Itzhak Brook

  • Aerobic and anaerobic microbiology in intra-abdominal infections associated with diverticulitis

    Itzhak Brook;Edith H. Frazier

  • Microbiology of acute and chronic maxillary sinusitis associated with an odontogenic origin.

    Itzhak Brook

Frequent Co-Authors

Sydney M. Finegold
Sydney M. Finegold University of California, Los Angeles
Jørgen Slots
Jørgen Slots University of Southern California
Ellie J. C. Goldstein
Ellie J. C. Goldstein University of California, Los Angeles
Michael E. Pichichero
Michael E. Pichichero Rochester Regional Health
Stanford T. Shulman
Stanford T. Shulman Northwestern University
Lakshman P. Samaranayake
Lakshman P. Samaranayake University of Hong Kong
Hannah M. Wexler
Hannah M. Wexler University of California, Los Angeles
Michael R. Jacobs
Michael R. Jacobs University Hospitals of Cleveland
Stephen I. Pelton
Stephen I. Pelton Boston University
Carl Erik Nord
Carl Erik Nord Karolinska University Hospital

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