2023
Antimicrobial resistance among canine enterococci in the northeastern United States, 2007–2020
Osman M, Altier C, Cazer C. Antimicrobial resistance among canine enterococci in the northeastern United States, 2007–2020. Frontiers In Microbiology 2023, 13: 1025242. PMID: 36687655, PMCID: PMC9849698, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1025242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntimicrobial resistanceCanine populationMultidrug resistanceStudy periodEmpirical antimicrobial treatmentMultivariable logistic regressionAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsRetrospective study designQuality of careMultidrug-resistant bacteriaMinimum inhibitory concentrationEnterococcal infectionsClinical dataSusceptibility patternsPrescribing decisionsClinical enterococciSurveillance studyAntimicrobial treatmentLogistic regressionHealth concernStudy designDiagnostic centersVancomycin resistanceAnimal Health Diagnostic CenterInhibitory concentration
2020
First data on latent tuberculosis infection in Syrian refugees with diabetes in Lebanon
Ismail M, Nour D, Raad G, Osman M, Rafei R, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. First data on latent tuberculosis infection in Syrian refugees with diabetes in Lebanon. Public Health 2020, 189: 97-100. PMID: 33197733, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculosis infectionQuantiFERON-TB GoldTuberculosis control strategiesCross-sectional studyMean ageRisk factorsClinical dataStudy populationHigh riskBlood samplesDiabetesOlder agePatientsDouble troubleInfectionVulnerable populationsAgeStructured questionnaireRiskNorth LebanonSyrian refugeesPopulationConflict-displaced populationsMellitus