2024
Neonatal sepsis due to NDM-1 and VIM-2 co-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Morocco
Daaboul D, Osman M, Kassem I, Yassine I, Girlich D, Proust A, Mounir C, Zerouali K, Raymond J, Naas T, Oueslati S. Neonatal sepsis due to NDM-1 and VIM-2 co-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Morocco. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2024, 79: 1614-1618. PMID: 38804143, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkae153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitBlaVIM-2BlaNDM-1Intensive care unitCenter of Genomic EpidemiologyBlaVIM-2 geneIntegrative conjugative elementsWhole-genome sequencingAntimicrobial resistance genesBlaNDM-1 geneAntimicrobial susceptibility testingCarbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaCare unitLast-resort antibioticsSusceptible to colistinResistance to cefiderocolXDR P. aeruginosaGram-negative bacteriaCarba NPMetallo-b-lactamasesReducing treatment optionsConjugative elementsSequence typingESBL genesMinION technology
2019
First data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates in Lebanon
Hamze M, Osman M, Mallat H, Achkar M. First data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates in Lebanon. The International Arabic Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2019, 9 DOI: 10.3823/833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsMoraxella catarrhalisSusceptibility patternsM. catarrhalisM. catarrhalis strainsAntibiotic susceptibility ratesEffective empirical treatmentThroats of patientsAntimicrobial susceptibility profilesEmergence of resistanceAntimicrobial susceptibility testingMajority of antibioticsReliable diagnostic toolNini HospitalTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoleAppropriate treatmentEmpirical treatmentSusceptibility ratesAntibiotic susceptibilityClinical specimensCatarrhalisPercent susceptibilityClinical settingSusceptibility testingSusceptibility profilesEvaluation of different testing tools for the identification of non-gonococcal Neisseria spp. isolated from Lebanese male semen: a strong and significant association with infertility
Khoder M, Osman M, Diene S, Okdah L, Lalaoui R, Al Achkar M, Mallat H, Hamze M, Rolain J. Evaluation of different testing tools for the identification of non-gonococcal Neisseria spp. isolated from Lebanese male semen: a strong and significant association with infertility. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2019, 68: 1012-1020. PMID: 31172907, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeisseria sppSignificant associationRetrospective study designCross-sectional retrospective study designCritical treatment decisionsSymptoms of infertilityLarge-scale epidemiological investigationsAntimicrobial susceptibility testingStrains of NeisseriaUrogenital infectionsInfertile patientsNeisseria infectionsTreatment decisionsNormal seminogramMale infertilityControl groupLebanese menEpidemiological investigationsInfertilitySusceptibility testingLebanese populationAPI NHPatientsStudy designAnalytical profile index
2017
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria causing urinary tract infections in Youssef Hospital Center: first report from Akkar governorate, North of Lebanon
Hamze M, Osman M, Mallat H, Raad E. Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacteria causing urinary tract infections in Youssef Hospital Center: first report from Akkar governorate, North of Lebanon. The International Arabic Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2017, 7 DOI: 10.3823/0802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionAntibiotic susceptibility patternHospital CenterSusceptibility patternsSusceptibility testingTract infectionsBacterial uropathogensAntibiotic resistance ratesCommon uropathogenic bacteriaAntibiotic susceptibility testingAntimicrobial susceptibility testingUTI symptomsInfected patientsRisk factorsAntibiotic resistance levelsResistance ratesEpidemiological dataUrine specimensHealthcare centersAntibiotic susceptibilityUropathogenic bacteriaProteus sppUropathogensEnterobacter sppPatientsPrevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of ear pathogens isolated from patients in Tripoli, north of Lebanon
Hamze M, Osman M, Mallat H, Achkar M. Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of ear pathogens isolated from patients in Tripoli, north of Lebanon. The International Arabic Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 2017, 7 DOI: 10.3823/0801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionAntibiotic susceptibility patternSusceptibility testingBacterial uropathogensSusceptibility patternsSevere public health problemAntibiotic resistance ratesPublic health problemCommon bacterial uropathogensAntibiotic susceptibility testingAntimicrobial susceptibility testingUTI symptomsTract infectionsEar pathogensInfected patientsHospital CenterAntibiotic resistance levelsResistance ratesEpidemiological dataAcinetobacter baumanniiAntibiotic susceptibilityHealth problemsPatientsProteus sppUropathogens