2023
Emergence of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin- and Colistin-Resistant Enterobacterales in Otherwise Healthy University Students
Osman M, Yassine I, Hamze M, Al Mir H, Tajani A, Bisha B, Cummings K, Madec J, Haenni M, Kassem I. Emergence of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin- and Colistin-Resistant Enterobacterales in Otherwise Healthy University Students. Microbial Drug Resistance 2023, 30: 101-107. PMID: 38011748, DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2023.0213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLast-resort antibioticsHealthy university studentsExtended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant isolatesComprehensive antimicrobial stewardship programAntimicrobial stewardship programsColistin-resistant isolatesExtended-spectrum cephalosporinsCephalosporin-resistant isolatesColistin-resistant EnterobacteralesMultidrug-resistant bacteriaMiddle-income countriesEvidence-based practiceAntimicrobial stewardshipStewardship programsOccurrence of resistanceCommunity settingsAntimicrobial resistanceClinical samplesAntibiotic resistanceFecal samplesResistance determinantsAntibioticsPublic healthMultiple factorsIsolates
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