2019
Recent trends in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and mechanisms of resistance in clinical Aspergillus species: A general review with a special focus on the Middle Eastern and North African region
Zakaria A, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Rafei R, Mallat H, Papon N, Bouchara J, Hamze M. Recent trends in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and mechanisms of resistance in clinical Aspergillus species: A general review with a special focus on the Middle Eastern and North African region. Journal Of Infection And Public Health 2019, 13: 1-10. PMID: 31672427, DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious disease specialistsSuccessful treatment outcomeIndividual patient therapyAntifungal susceptibility patternsAvailable diagnostic toolsAspergillus sppDisease specialistsAspergillus infectionMechanisms of resistanceTreatment outcomesSusceptibility patternsEarly diagnosisPatient therapyHealth workforceFungal infectionsEpidemiological surveillanceHealth issuesAntifungal resistance mechanismsHealth careAntifungal resistanceAspergillosisPatientsDiagnostic toolInfectionEpidemiology
2017
Molecular mechanisms and epidemiology of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Middle East region
El Moujaber G, Osman M, Rafei R, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Molecular mechanisms and epidemiology of resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Middle East region. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2017, 66: 847-858. PMID: 28650313, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeDrug-resistant S. pneumoniaeAcute otitis mediaNon-invasive infectionsEmergence of multidrugEpidemiology of resistanceS. pneumoniae strainsPrevalence of resistanceMiddle Eastern countriesMolecular mechanismsOtitis mediaMechanisms of resistanceNational surveillanceAntimicrobial stewardshipEastern countriesPneumococcal strainsPneumoniae strainsHigh mortalityNasopharyngeal cavityDecreased susceptibilityCommensal bacteriumSurveillance reportsPneumoniaeAntimicrobial resistancePrevalence, 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