2023
The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospitals: a major challenge for a debilitated healthcare system in Lebanon
Daaboul D, Oueslati S, Rima M, Kassem I, Mallat H, Birer A, Girlich D, Hamze M, Dabboussi F, Osman M, Naas T. The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospitals: a major challenge for a debilitated healthcare system in Lebanon. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1290912. PMID: 38074718, PMCID: PMC10699444, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1290912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKirby-Bauer disk diffusionDifferent Lebanese hospitalsSelf-medication practicesDisk diffusionPublic health systemCarbapenemase-producing EnterobacteralesConventional diagnostic methodsESBL producersHospital settingAntibiotic susceptibilityLebanese hospitalsClinical settingHospitalHealth systemSusceptibility profilesAntimicrobial resistanceHealthcare systemPlasmid typesHealthcare challengesDiagnostic methodsNDMCarbapenemsAMR awarenessIsolatesLebanese community
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 profiles
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