2020
Distribution of emm types and macrolide resistance determinants among group A streptococci in the Middle East and North Africa region
Rafei R, Hawli M, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Distribution of emm types and macrolide resistance determinants among group A streptococci in the Middle East and North Africa region. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2020, 22: 334-348. PMID: 32084609, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive GAS infectionsGAS infectionVaccine candidatesProtein-based vaccine candidatesEpidemiology of groupMacrolide resistance determinantsMacrolide resistance profilesGAS prevalencePharyngitis patientsDisease burdenEmm typesGAS isolatesHealthy carriersSystematic surveillanceResistance profilesErythromycin resistancePotential coverageBurdenResistance determinantsInfectionStreptococciCoverage rateEmm28Emm4Emm89
2019
Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans assessed by next-generation sequencing: an 18-month nationwide study in Lebanon
Achkar S, Demanche C, Osman M, Rafei R, Ismail M, Gaudin C, Duthoy S, De Matos F, Yaacoub H, Pinçon C, Hamze M, Supply P. Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans assessed by next-generation sequencing: an 18-month nationwide study in Lebanon. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 55: 1900513. PMID: 31558660, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00513-2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationZoonotic tuberculosisRepresentative prevalence dataLung diseaseRepresentative prevalenceNationwide studyHuman tuberculosisPrevalence dataTuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisHealth OrganizationMycobacterium bovisNext-generation sequencingIncome countriesAppropriate diagnosticsBurdenPatientsPrevalenceDiseaseAnimal health