2019
First report on the prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in dairy cattle in Lebanon and assessment of zoonotic transmission
Greige S, El Safadi D, Khaled S, Gantois N, Baydoun M, Chemaly M, Benamrouz-Vanneste S, Chabé M, Osman M, Certad G, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E. First report on the prevalence and subtype distribution of Blastocystis sp. in dairy cattle in Lebanon and assessment of zoonotic transmission. Acta Tropica 2019, 194: 23-29. PMID: 30878470, DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDomestic cattleBlastocystis spCattle livestockDairy cattleFecal samplesLow host specificityNon-human hostsDairy farmersZoonotic potentialZoonotic transmissionCattleZoonotic reservoirsFarmers' CohortLivestockAnimal hostsST3 isolatesPossible reservoirST distributionHost specificityST10FarmsHuman populationHuman infectionsPositive samplesST1
2018
Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese extra-hospital settings: An overview
Osman M, Al Mir H, Rafei R, Dabboussi F, Madec J, Haenni M, Hamze M. Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese extra-hospital settings: An overview. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2018, 17: 123-129. PMID: 30553113, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2018.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimicrobial resistanceExtra-hospital settingsTerms of mortalityMiracle drugAntimicrobial-resistant pathogensNon-clinical settingsSignificant morbidityClinical settingNovel drugsAntimicrobial-resistant bacteriaMultidrug-resistant bacterial strainsSocietal costsInappropriate useCombat infectionEpidemiological situationMorbidityMortalityEpidemiologyDrugsAntibioticsVeterinary medicineAMR crisisMajority of investigations