2022
Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in northern Lebanon: a 6-year retrospective study in two tertiary hospitals
Ismail M, Osman M, Raad E, Achkar M, Hamze M. Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in northern Lebanon: a 6-year retrospective study in two tertiary hospitals. Access Microbiology 2022, 4: 000337. PMID: 35812710, PMCID: PMC9260095, DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDyspeptic patientsRetrospective studyHospital-based retrospective studyMultivariate logistic regression analysisTertiary care centerGastric ulcer diseasePatient demographic characteristicsDemographic characteristicsAssociation of infectionConsecutive dyspeptic patientsLogistic regression analysisPrevalence of infectionNational intervention strategiesSymptomatic patientsUlcer diseaseTertiary hospitalChronic gastritisMean ageIgG antibodiesCare centerGastric cancerMale ratioStudy populationAccurate prevalencePatients
2013
Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis in Lebanon and Correlation between Subtype 1 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Safadi D, Meloni D, Poirier P, Osman M, Cian A, Gaayeb L, Wawrzyniak I, Delbac F, Alaoui H, Delhaes L, Dei-Cas E, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E. Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis in Lebanon and Correlation between Subtype 1 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 88: 1203-1206. PMID: 23458955, PMCID: PMC3752823, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlastocystisBlastocystis InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolDNA, ProtozoanFecesFemaleGastrointestinal TractGenotypeHumansInfantLebanonMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyPrevalenceRibosome Subunits, SmallSequence Analysis, DNASpecimen HandlingYoung AdultConceptsLebanese populationCommon eukaryotic parasiteRibosomal RNA gene sequencingRNA gene sequencingAsymptomatic patientsGastrointestinal symptomsSymptomatic patientsSubtype 1Intestinal tractMolecular epidemiologyPatientsBlastocystis subtypesDirect light microscopyFecal samplesPublic healthSubtypesST distributionBlastocystis isolatesBlastocystisGene sequencingParasitesPopulationST1SymptomsEpidemiology