2023
Parasitic Contamination of Fresh Leafy Green Vegetables Sold in Northern Lebanon
Safadi D, Osman M, Hanna A, Hajar I, Kassem I, Khalife S, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Parasitic Contamination of Fresh Leafy Green Vegetables Sold in Northern Lebanon. Pathogens 2023, 12: 1014. PMID: 37623974, PMCID: PMC10459145, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12081014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParasitic contaminationLeafy green vegetablesGreen vegetablesFresh leafy green vegetablesRisk factorsHigh prevalenceParasitic infectionsIntestinal pathogensSignificant associationParasitological techniquesMicroscopic examinationPrevalenceMicrobial pathogensVegetablesVegetable typesParasitesPathogensStatistical analysisFork continuum
2018
Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp. in North Lebanon.
Osman M, Benamrouz S, Guyot K, El Safadi D, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Molecular epidemiology of Cryptosporidium spp. in North Lebanon. The Journal Of Infection In Developing Countries 2018, 12: 34s. PMID: 31805009, DOI: 10.3855/jidc.10014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk factorsFirst molecular epidemiology studySymptomatic hospitalized patientsIntestinal parasitic infectionsZiehl-Neelsen stainingMain transmission routeCryptosporidium sppMolecular epidemiology studiesGastrointestinal symptomsHospitalized patientsGastrointestinal tractParasitic infectionsEpidemiology studiesNorth LebanonPredominant causeMolecular epidemiologyChild populationFoodborne outbreaksMolecular testsCryptosporidiosisSocio-economic levelEpidemiological situationTransmission routesC. parvumFecal samples