2017
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria causing urinary tract infections in Youssef Hospital Center: first report from Akkar governorate, North of Lebanon
Hamze M, Osman M, Mallat H, Raad E. Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria causing urinary tract infections in Youssef Hospital Center: first report from Akkar governorate, North of Lebanon. The International Arabic Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2017, 7 DOI: 10.3823/0802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionAntibiotic susceptibility patternHospital CenterSusceptibility patternsSusceptibility testingTract infectionsBacterial uropathogensAntibiotic resistance ratesCommon uropathogenic bacteriaAntibiotic susceptibility testingAntimicrobial susceptibility testingUTI symptomsInfected patientsRisk factorsAntibiotic resistance levelsResistance ratesEpidemiological dataUrine specimensHealthcare centersAntibiotic susceptibilityUropathogenic bacteriaProteus sppUropathogensEnterobacter sppPatientsPrevalence 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
2016
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Protozoan Infections with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Dientamoeba among Schoolchildren in Tripoli, Lebanon
Osman M, Safadi D, Cian A, Benamrouz S, Nourrisson C, Poirier P, Pereira B, Razakandrainibe R, Pinon A, Lambert C, Wawrzyniak I, Dabboussi F, Delbac F, Favennec L, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Protozoan Infections with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Dientamoeba among Schoolchildren in Tripoli, Lebanon. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004496. PMID: 26974335, PMCID: PMC4790957, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal protozoan infectionsProtozoan infectionsRisk factorsAssemblages of GiardiaGeneral pediatric populationPrimary risk factorCross-sectional studyPersonal hygiene habitsIntestinal pathogenic protozoaMolecular epidemiological dataLogistic regression modelsHigher infection rateSubtypes of BlastocystisDigestive symptomsPediatric populationGastrointestinal disordersAsymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic subjectsHygiene habitsOverall prevalenceStool samplesHigh prevalenceEpidemiological dataHigh riskDientamoeba fragilis