2024
Spotlight on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Vibrio species in the MENA region, 2000–2023
Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem I, Dabboussi F, Weill F, Hamze M. Spotlight on the epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Vibrio species in the MENA region, 2000–2023. Future Microbiology 2024, 19: 1333-1353. PMID: 39229784, PMCID: PMC11486259, DOI: 10.1080/17460913.2024.2392460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpread of antibiotic-resistant strainsAntibiotic resistance propertiesAntimicrobial susceptibility profileAntibiotic-resistant strainsVibrio speciesPublic health stakeholdersMiddle East and North Africa regionSpeciesPublic health concernHealth stakeholdersMiddle East and North AfricaEnvironmental samplesRaised public health concernsHealth concernCholera outbreaksGenusComprehensive assessment
2023
Antimicrobial resistance among canine enterococci in the northeastern United States, 2007–2020
Osman M, Altier C, Cazer C. Antimicrobial resistance among canine enterococci in the northeastern United States, 2007–2020. Frontiers In Microbiology 2023, 13: 1025242. PMID: 36687655, PMCID: PMC9849698, DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1025242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntimicrobial resistanceCanine populationMultidrug resistanceStudy periodEmpirical antimicrobial treatmentMultivariable logistic regressionAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsRetrospective study designQuality of careMultidrug-resistant bacteriaMinimum inhibitory concentrationEnterococcal infectionsClinical dataSusceptibility patternsPrescribing decisionsClinical enterococciSurveillance studyAntimicrobial treatmentLogistic regressionHealth concernStudy designDiagnostic centersVancomycin resistanceAnimal Health Diagnostic CenterInhibitory concentration
2022
The Emergence and Dissemination of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lebanon: Current Status and Challenges during the Economic Crisis
Dabbousi A, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Osman M, Kassem I. The Emergence and Dissemination of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lebanon: Current Status and Challenges during the Economic Crisis. Antibiotics 2022, 11: 687. PMID: 35625331, PMCID: PMC9137902, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11050687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaDiabetic foot infectionsChronic airway diseasesLesions of patientsAntimicrobial resistanceHealthcare-associated infectionsResistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaPublic health concernAntimicrobial susceptibility profilesFoot infectionsAirway diseaseNon-clinical settingsMechanical ventilationBurn patientsCommon causeHematological malignanciesAMR surveillance programsCarbapenem resistanceVariety of antimicrobialsHuman infectionsRecalcitrant infectionsSusceptibility profilesSurveillance programHealth concernInfection
2017
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
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