2019
Molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter isolates from broiler slaughterhouses in Tripoli, North of Lebanon
Rafei R, Kassaa I, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Molecular epidemiology of Campylobacter isolates from broiler slaughterhouses in Tripoli, North of Lebanon. British Poultry Science 2019, 60: 675-682. PMID: 31321996, DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2019.1645945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbattoirsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsCecumChickensDrug Resistance, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldFlagellinFoodborne DiseasesGenetic VariationHumansLebanonPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthPoultry DiseasesPrevalenceSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationConceptsAntibiotic resistance profilesErtapenem resistanceMolecular epidemiologyReal burdenResistance profilesAntibiotic resistanceRestriction fragment length polymorphismNorth of LebanonFragment length polymorphismEpidemiologyField gel electrophoresisCampylobacterLength polymorphismBroiler slaughterhousesBroilersIsolatesSlaughterhouseGentamicinAmoxicillinErythromycin
2017
Prevalence, transmission, and host specificity of Cryptosporidium spp. in various animal groups from two French zoos
Osman M, El Safadi D, Benamrouz-Vanneste S, Cian A, Moriniere R, Gantois N, Delgado-Viscogliosi P, Guyot K, Bosc S, Chabé M, Petit T, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Prevalence, transmission, and host specificity of Cryptosporidium spp. in various animal groups from two French zoos. Parasitology Research 2017, 116: 3419-3422. PMID: 29030716, DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5645-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, ZooCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumDNA, ProtozoanFecesFemaleFranceGastrointestinal DiseasesHost SpecificityHumansPolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceConceptsCryptosporidium sppCaptivity animalsFrench zoosSpecies of CryptosporidiumPrevalence of CryptosporidiumFecal samplesC. galliC. tyzzeriC. andersoniCryptosporidium speciesFirst molecular studyCryptosporidium DNACryptosporidium infectionHost specificityPotential reservoirsDifferent hostsCryptosporidiumMolecular studiesZoological gardensSpeciesAnimal groupsSppAnimalsParasitesAndersoniMolecular detection of genes responsible for macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in North Lebanon
Ashkar S, Osman M, Rafei R, Mallat H, Achkar M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Molecular detection of genes responsible for macrolide resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated in North Lebanon. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2017, 10: 745-748. PMID: 28215918, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrolide resistance genotypesS. pneumoniaeMacrolide resistanceStreptococcus pneumoniaeS. pneumoniae isolatesUse of macrolidesS. pneumoniae strainsNorth LebanonResistance genotypesCMLSB phenotypePolymerase chain reactionPneumoniae isolatesPneumoniae strainsClinical isolatesPneumoniaeChain reactionEfflux pumpsPhenotypic diagnosisCommon resistance genesMolecular detectionPrevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and characterization of antibiotic resistant genes among carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli and yeast in intestinal flora of cancer patients in North Lebanon
Christophy R, Osman M, Mallat H, Achkar M, Ziedeh A, Moukaddem W, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Prevalence, antibiotic susceptibility and characterization of antibiotic resistant genes among carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli and yeast in intestinal flora of cancer patients in North Lebanon. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2017, 10: 716-720. PMID: 28216021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarbapenem-resistant bacteriaCancer patientsIntestinal carriageCarbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilliAntibiotic stewardship programsInfection control measuresDepartment of ChemotherapyGram-negative bacilliOXA-48 genePublic health concernAntimicrobial susceptibility profilesNini HospitalEndogenous infectionsMechanisms of resistanceStool samplesHigh prevalenceIntestinal floraHodge testStewardship programsPatientsAntibiotic susceptibilityNorth LebanonChemotherapySusceptibility profilesHealth concern
2016
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Protozoan Infections with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Dientamoeba among Schoolchildren in Tripoli, Lebanon
Osman M, Safadi D, Cian A, Benamrouz S, Nourrisson C, Poirier P, Pereira B, Razakandrainibe R, Pinon A, Lambert C, Wawrzyniak I, Dabboussi F, Delbac F, Favennec L, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Intestinal Protozoan Infections with Cryptosporidium, Giardia, Blastocystis and Dientamoeba among Schoolchildren in Tripoli, Lebanon. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004496. PMID: 26974335, PMCID: PMC4790957, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal protozoan infectionsProtozoan infectionsRisk factorsAssemblages of GiardiaGeneral pediatric populationPrimary risk factorCross-sectional studyPersonal hygiene habitsIntestinal pathogenic protozoaMolecular epidemiological dataLogistic regression modelsHigher infection rateSubtypes of BlastocystisDigestive symptomsPediatric populationGastrointestinal disordersAsymptomatic infectionAsymptomatic subjectsHygiene habitsOverall prevalenceStool samplesHigh prevalenceEpidemiological dataHigh riskDientamoeba fragilis