2017
High association of Cryptosporidium spp. infection with colon adenocarcinoma in Lebanese patients
Osman M, Benamrouz S, Guyot K, Baydoun M, Frealle E, Chabe M, Gantois N, Delaire B, Goffard A, Aoun A, Jurdi N, Dabboussi F, Even G, Slomianny C, Gosset P, Hamze M, Creusy C, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. High association of Cryptosporidium spp. infection with colon adenocarcinoma in Lebanese patients. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0189422. PMID: 29261714, PMCID: PMC5736188, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup of patientsLebanese patientsHuman colon cancerColon cancerColon adenocarcinomaPersistent digestive symptomsPersistent gastrointestinal symptomsRisk of infectionPotential etiological agentsPrevalence of CryptosporidiumDigestive symptomsGastrointestinal symptomsNormal biopsiesDigestive cancersColon neoplasiaDigestive biopsiesPatientsAdenocarcinomaBiopsyCancerPrevalenceEtiological agentHigh associationHuman cancersCryptosporidium prevalence
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
2015
Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco - Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Fréalle E, Safadi D, Cian A, Aubry E, Certad G, Osman M, Wacrenier A, Dutoit E, Creusy C, Dubos F, Viscogliosi E. Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco - Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 91-94. PMID: 25528951, PMCID: PMC4285265, DOI: 10.3201/eid2101.140544.Peer-Reviewed Original Research