2022
Letter to the Editor: First Report of the Detection of the Plasmid-Borne Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1.26, in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from a Domesticated Pigeon
Kassem I, Assi A, Osman M, Mann D, Li S, Deng X. Letter to the Editor: First Report of the Detection of the Plasmid-Borne Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1.26, in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from a Domesticated Pigeon. Microbial Drug Resistance 2022, 28: 821-823. PMID: 35639443, DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0359.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Spread of ESC-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Escherichia coli clones and plasmids within and between food workers in Lebanon
Al-Mir H, Osman M, Drapeau A, Hamze M, Madec J, Haenni M. Spread of ESC-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Escherichia coli clones and plasmids within and between food workers in Lebanon. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2021, 76: 3135-3143. PMID: 34534282, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR E. coliCarriage rateColistin resistanceFood workersHigh carriage rateNon-duplicate isolatesMDR Escherichia coliMiddle-income countriesCarbapenem resistanceHealthy adultsE. coli lineagesDifferent STsPlasmid transmissionCarbapenemsClonal transmissionE. coliMonthly intervalsLebanese communityPlasmid spread
2019
Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance: Mechanisms, detection, and epidemiology in the Arab countries
Yassine I, Rafei R, Osman M, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance: Mechanisms, detection, and epidemiology in the Arab countries. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2019, 76: 104020. PMID: 31493557, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuinolone resistance mechanismsQuinolone resistancePlasmid-mediated quinolone resistance mechanismsPlasmid-mediated genesImportant antimicrobial classesResistance mechanismsTreatment failureEnterobacterial infectionsPMQR genesStewardship effortsAntimicrobial classesPMQRIrrational useMultiple mechanismsHigh rateEpidemiologyQuinolonesCommon associationCrucial antibioticsEnvironmental isolatesMethod of detectionEnterobacteriaceaeAntibiotic resistance genesAnimalsResistance genes