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
2019
Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant nasal carriage in food handlers in Lebanon: a potential source of transmission of virulent strains in the community
Osman M, Kamal-Dine K, Omari K, Rafei R, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant nasal carriage in food handlers in Lebanon: a potential source of transmission of virulent strains in the community. Access Microbiology 2019, 1: e000043. PMID: 32974533, PMCID: PMC7470302, DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNasal carriageFood handlersCross-sectional study designNasal swab specimensAntibiotic susceptibility patternEnterotoxin genesGenetic virulence determinantsLevel of MRSACarriage prevalenceNasal colonizationVirulence determinant genesSwab specimensSusceptibility patternsStudy designMicrobiological investigationsPrevalenceFood poisoningVirulence determinantsCarriageVirulent strainStaphylococcus aureusConventional cultureMRSAIsolatesLast reportEvaluation of different testing tools for the identification of non-gonococcal Neisseria spp. isolated from Lebanese male semen: a strong and significant association with infertility
Khoder M, Osman M, Diene S, Okdah L, Lalaoui R, Al Achkar M, Mallat H, Hamze M, Rolain J. Evaluation of different testing tools for the identification of non-gonococcal Neisseria spp. isolated from Lebanese male semen: a strong and significant association with infertility. Journal Of Medical Microbiology 2019, 68: 1012-1020. PMID: 31172907, DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeisseria sppSignificant associationRetrospective study designCross-sectional retrospective study designCritical treatment decisionsSymptoms of infertilityLarge-scale epidemiological investigationsAntimicrobial susceptibility testingStrains of NeisseriaUrogenital infectionsInfertile patientsNeisseria infectionsTreatment decisionsNormal seminogramMale infertilityControl groupLebanese menEpidemiological investigationsInfertilitySusceptibility testingLebanese populationAPI NHPatientsStudy designAnalytical profile index