2019
Update on the epidemiological typing methods for Acinetobacter baumannii
Rafei R, Osman M, Dabboussi F, Hamze M. Update on the epidemiological typing methods for Acinetobacter baumannii. Future Microbiology 2019, 14: 1065-1080. PMID: 31469010, DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsBacterial Typing TechniquesHumansMolecular EpidemiologyEvaluation 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
2017
Typing and comparative genome analysis of Brucella melitensis isolated from Lebanon
Zaki N, Salloum T, Osman M, Rafei R, Hamze M, Tokajian S. Typing and comparative genome analysis of Brucella melitensis isolated from Lebanon. FEMS Microbiology Letters 2017, 364: fnx199. PMID: 28961704, DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnx199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome analysisLateral gene transferComparative genome analysisDraft genome sequencingWhole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysisB. melitensisZoonotic disease brucellosisDepth genomic characterizationMultiple virulence determinantsSingle nucleotide polymorphism analysisNucleotide polymorphism analysisSequence divergenceGenome comparisonGenomic islandsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic variationGenomic characterizationDisease brucellosisGene transferMobile elements