2018
Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, with a special focus on its epidemiology in Lebanon
Jamal S, Al Atrouni A, Rafei R, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Osman M. Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, with a special focus on its epidemiology in Lebanon. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2018, 15: 154-163. PMID: 29859266, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2018.05.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcinetobacter baumanniiA. baumannii outbreaksIntensive care unitAntimicrobial resistanceType of infectionInternational clones ICare unitA. baumanniiHigh mortalityMolecular epidemiologyOpportunistic bacteriumBaumanniiWorldwide emergenceInfectionEpidemiologySpecific clonesMolecular mechanismsClone IMorbidityMolecular techniquesSpecial focusMortalityAvailable data
2017
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of ear pathogens isolated from patients in Tripoli, north of Lebanon
Hamze M, Osman M, Mallat H, Achkar M. Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of ear pathogens isolated from patients in Tripoli, north of Lebanon. The International Arabic Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2017, 7 DOI: 10.3823/0801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionAntibiotic susceptibility patternSusceptibility testingBacterial uropathogensSusceptibility patternsSevere public health problemAntibiotic resistance ratesPublic health problemCommon bacterial uropathogensAntibiotic susceptibility testingAntimicrobial susceptibility testingUTI symptomsTract infectionsEar pathogensInfected patientsHospital CenterAntibiotic resistance levelsResistance ratesEpidemiological dataAcinetobacter baumanniiAntibiotic susceptibilityHealth problemsPatientsProteus sppUropathogens