2022
A global snapshot on the prevalent macrolide-resistant emm types of Group A Streptococcus worldwide, their phenotypes and their resistance marker genotypes during the last two decades: A systematic review
Rafei R, Al Iaali R, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. A global snapshot on the prevalent macrolide-resistant emm types of Group A Streptococcus worldwide, their phenotypes and their resistance marker genotypes during the last two decades: A systematic review. Infection Genetics And Evolution 2022, 99: 105258. PMID: 35219865, DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmm typesMacrolide resistance phenotypeEmm clustersMacrolide resistanceSystematic reviewPeculiar epidemiological featuresPresent systematic reviewEmm pattern AGroup A StreptococcusResistance phenotypeClinical presentationMiddle-income countriesEpidemiological featuresHigh-income countriesExclusion criteriaMacrolide susceptibilityA StreptococcusEpidemiological surveillanceSustained surveillancePattern EPattern AIncome countriesPhenotypeSurveillanceEpidemiological dynamics
2020
Molecular epidemiology of nonpharyngeal group A streptococci isolates in northern Lebanon
Rafei R, Hawli M, Osman M, Khelissa S, Salloum T, Dabboussi F, Tokajian S, Hamze M. Molecular epidemiology of nonpharyngeal group A streptococci isolates in northern Lebanon. Future Microbiology 2020, 15: 1555-1569. PMID: 33236928, DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0072.Peer-Reviewed Original Research