Prevalence and Molecular Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance among Gram-Negative Bacilli in Three Hospitals of Northern Lebanon
Rima M, Oueslati S, Dabos L, Daaboul D, Mallat H, Raad E, Achkar M, Mawlawi O, Bernabeu S, Bonnin R, Girlich D, Osman M, Hamze M, Naas T. Prevalence and Molecular Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance among Gram-Negative Bacilli in Three Hospitals of Northern Lebanon. Antibiotics 2022, 11: 1295. PMID: 36289953, PMCID: PMC9598570, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11101295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilliCarbapenem resistanceGram-negative bacilliHealth care centersCare centerEpidemiological surveyDiscordant resultsCarba NP testHealth issuesOXA-162PCR sequencingNP testHospitalPrevalenceMolecular mechanismsNovel variantsIsolatesImmunochromatographic assayRegistration systemResistance spreadOXABacilliCarbapenemsGenes