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
2015
Initial Data on the Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Lebanon
Osman M, Safadi D, Benamrouz S, Guyot K, Dei-Cas E, Aliouat E, Creusy C, Mallat H, Hamze M, Dabboussi F, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Initial Data on the Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Lebanon. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0125129. PMID: 25950832, PMCID: PMC4423932, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor public health problemPublic health problemZiehl-Neelsen stainingCryptosporidium sppC. parvum subtypesGastrointestinal disordersRare subtypeImmunocompromised personsOverall prevalenceGastrointestinal tractHealth problemsFecal specimensMolecular epidemiologyEpidemiologyC. parvumPositive samplesPatientsHigh rateC. hominisInfectionPrevalenceSubtypesGp60 locusNorth LebanonCryptosporidium