2022
Whole Genome Analyses Accurately Identify Neisseria spp. and Limit Taxonomic Ambiguity
Khoder M, Osman M, Kassem I, Rafei R, Shahin A, Fournier P, Rolain J, Hamze M. Whole Genome Analyses Accurately Identify Neisseria spp. and Limit Taxonomic Ambiguity. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23: 13456. PMID: 36362240, PMCID: PMC9657967, DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDraft genomeComplete genome sequenceWhole-genome analysisNCBI GenBank databaseMatrix-assisted laser desorptionGenomic toolsPhylogenetic relationshipsTaxonomic ambiguityBacterial taxonomyGenome sequenceGenome analysisGenomic levelTaxonomic relationshipsTaxonomic toolGenBank databaseGenome sequencingGenomeLaser desorptionSpeciesNeisseria sppWGS analysisSppNeisseriaSequencingStrainsEmergence of a Neisseria flavescens clinical strain with a high level of third-generation cephalosporins resistance in Lebanon
Khoder M, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem I, Shahin A, Hamze M, Rolain J. Emergence of a Neisseria flavescens clinical strain with a high level of third-generation cephalosporins resistance in Lebanon. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 2022, 103: 115660. PMID: 35306445, DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115660.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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