2022
Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon
Halimeh F, Rafei R, Diene S, Osman M, Kassem I, Jamal Akoum R, Moudani W, Hamze M, Rolain J. Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon. Folia Microbiologica 2022, 67: 319-328. PMID: 34997523, DOI: 10.1007/s12223-021-00921-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCampylobacter coli strainsSevere diarrheaST-828 complexC. coli isolatesBurden of CampylobacterBeta-lactam resistanceNew sequence typesSequencing analysisEpidemiological backgroundColi isolatesWhole-genome sequencing analysisAminoglycoside resistanceC. coliColi strainsAntimicrobial resistanceBlaOXA-61Virulence determinantsDisk diffusionMLST analysisWGS analysisDiarrheaNewbornsPTet plasmidAntimicrobial susceptibility phenotypesSusceptibility phenotype
2019
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
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