2022
The impact of vaccination on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease from a nationwide surveillance program in Lebanon: an unexpected increase in mortality driven by non-vaccine serotypes
Reslan L, Youssef N, Boutros C, Assaf-Casals A, Fayad D, Khafaja S, Akl F, Finianos M, Rizk A, Shaker R, Zaghlout A, Lteif M, Hafi B, Moumneh M, Feghali R, Ghanem S, Jisr T, Karayakoupoglou G, Naboulsi M, Hamze M, Samad S, Khoury E, Sarraf R, Osman M, Raad E, Amin H, Abadi I, Abdo H, Chedid M, Chamseddine F, Barakat A, Houmani M, Haddad A, Nour G, Mokhbat J, Daoud Z, El-Zaatari M, Sokhn E, Ghosn N, Ammar W, Hamadeh R, Matar G, Araj G, Dbaibo G. The impact of vaccination on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease from a nationwide surveillance program in Lebanon: an unexpected increase in mortality driven by non-vaccine serotypes. Expert Review Of Vaccines 2022, 21: 1905-1921. PMID: 36342411, DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2143349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive pneumococcal diseaseNon-vaccine typesPneumococcal conjugate vaccinePCV13 eraPneumococcal diseaseBurden of IPDSurveillance programHigher valency vaccinesPost-PCV7 eraRecommendation of vaccinationNon-vaccine serotypesImpact of vaccinationNationwide surveillance programAntimicrobial resistance profilesPCV7 eraPCV7 serotypesConjugate vaccineSerotype distributionUnvaccinated populationAntimicrobial stewardshipMortality rateAge groupsResistance profilesStudy periodSignificant decrease
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
2019
Emergence of clinical mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli in Lebanon
Al-Mir H, Osman M, Azar N, Madec J, Hamze M, Haenni M. Emergence of clinical mcr-1-positive Escherichia coli in Lebanon. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2019, 19: 83-84. PMID: 31493527, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2019.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Initial Data on the Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Lebanon
Osman M, Safadi D, Benamrouz S, Guyot K, Dei-Cas E, Aliouat E, Creusy C, Mallat H, Hamze M, Dabboussi F, Viscogliosi E, Certad G. Initial Data on the Molecular Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Lebanon. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0125129. PMID: 25950832, PMCID: PMC4423932, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor public health problemPublic health problemZiehl-Neelsen stainingCryptosporidium sppC. parvum subtypesGastrointestinal disordersRare subtypeImmunocompromised personsOverall prevalenceGastrointestinal tractHealth problemsFecal specimensMolecular epidemiologyEpidemiologyC. parvumPositive samplesPatientsHigh rateC. hominisInfectionPrevalenceSubtypesGp60 locusNorth LebanonCryptosporidiumAcute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco - Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Fréalle E, Safadi D, Cian A, Aubry E, Certad G, Osman M, Wacrenier A, Dutoit E, Creusy C, Dubos F, Viscogliosi E. Acute Blastocystis-Associated Appendicular Peritonitis in a Child, Casablanca, Morocco - Volume 21, Number 1—January 2015 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015, 21: 91-94. PMID: 25528951, PMCID: PMC4285265, DOI: 10.3201/eid2101.140544.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis in Lebanon and Correlation between Subtype 1 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Safadi D, Meloni D, Poirier P, Osman M, Cian A, Gaayeb L, Wawrzyniak I, Delbac F, Alaoui H, Delhaes L, Dei-Cas E, Mallat H, Dabboussi F, Hamze M, Viscogliosi E. Molecular Epidemiology of Blastocystis in Lebanon and Correlation between Subtype 1 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2013, 88: 1203-1206. PMID: 23458955, PMCID: PMC3752823, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlastocystisBlastocystis InfectionsChildChild, PreschoolDNA, ProtozoanFecesFemaleGastrointestinal TractGenotypeHumansInfantLebanonMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyPrevalenceRibosome Subunits, SmallSequence Analysis, DNASpecimen HandlingYoung AdultConceptsLebanese populationCommon eukaryotic parasiteRibosomal RNA gene sequencingRNA gene sequencingAsymptomatic patientsGastrointestinal symptomsSymptomatic patientsSubtype 1Intestinal tractMolecular epidemiologyPatientsBlastocystis subtypesDirect light microscopyFecal samplesPublic healthSubtypesST distributionBlastocystis isolatesBlastocystisGene sequencingParasitesPopulationST1SymptomsEpidemiology