2022
A global snapshot on the prevalent macrolide-resistant emm types of Group A Streptococcus worldwide, their phenotypes and their resistance marker genotypes during the last two decades: A systematic review
Rafei R, Al Iaali R, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. A global snapshot on the prevalent macrolide-resistant emm types of Group A Streptococcus worldwide, their phenotypes and their resistance marker genotypes during the last two decades: A systematic review. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2022, 99: 105258. PMID: 35219865, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmm typesMacrolide resistance phenotypeEmm clustersMacrolide resistanceSystematic reviewPeculiar epidemiological featuresPresent systematic reviewEmm pattern AGroup A StreptococcusResistance phenotypeClinical presentationMiddle-income countriesEpidemiological featuresHigh-income countriesExclusion criteriaMacrolide susceptibilityA StreptococcusEpidemiological surveillanceSustained surveillancePattern EPattern AIncome countriesPhenotypeSurveillanceEpidemiological dynamics
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