2019
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant nasal carriage in food handlers in Lebanon: a potential source of transmission of virulent strains in the community
Osman M, Kamal-Dine K, Omari K, Rafei R, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant nasal carriage in food handlers in Lebanon: a potential source of transmission of virulent strains in the community. Access Microbiology 2019, 1: e000043. PMID: 32974533, PMCID: PMC7470302, DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNasal carriageFood handlersCross-sectional study designNasal swab specimensAntibiotic susceptibility patternEnterotoxin genesGenetic virulence determinantsLevel of MRSACarriage prevalenceNasal colonizationVirulence determinant genesSwab specimensSusceptibility patternsStudy designMicrobiological investigationsPrevalenceFood poisoningVirulence determinantsCarriageVirulent strainStaphylococcus aureusConventional cultureMRSAIsolatesLast report
2015
Characterization of resistance genes to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins (MLS) among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in North Lebanon
Osman M, Nasbeh A, Rafei R, Mallat H, Achkar M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Characterization of resistance genes to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins (MLS) among clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in North Lebanon. The International Arabic Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2015, 5 DOI: 10.3823/780.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical isolatesStaphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus aureus infectionS. aureusPrevalence of genesMLS resistance genesMSB phenotypeNini HospitalSignificant morbidityAureus infectionDisc diffusion methodHigh prevalenceLow prevalenceMefA geneNorth LebanonPrevalenceSignificant pathogenL phenotypeResistance determinantsMLS resistanceInducible resistanceAureusErmC genePhenotypeResistance genes