2024
Corrigendum: Identification of genes influencing the evolution of Escherichia coli ST372 in dogs and humans.
Elankumaran P, Browning G, Marenda M, Kidsley A, Osman M, Haenni M, Johnson J, Trott D, Reid C, Djordjevic S. Corrigendum: Identification of genes influencing the evolution of Escherichia coli ST372 in dogs and humans. Microbial Genomics 2024, 10 PMID: 39166982, DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDog DiseasesDogsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsEvolution, MolecularHumansConceptsIdentification of genes
2023
The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospitals: a major challenge for a debilitated healthcare system in Lebanon
Daaboul D, Oueslati S, Rima M, Kassem I, Mallat H, Birer A, Girlich D, Hamze M, Dabboussi F, Osman M, Naas T. The emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in hospitals: a major challenge for a debilitated healthcare system in Lebanon. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1290912. PMID: 38074718, PMCID: PMC10699444, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1290912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemsEscherichia coliHospitalsKlebsiella pneumoniaeLebanonMultilocus Sequence TypingConceptsKirby-Bauer disk diffusionDifferent Lebanese hospitalsSelf-medication practicesDisk diffusionPublic health systemCarbapenemase-producing EnterobacteralesConventional diagnostic methodsESBL producersHospital settingAntibiotic susceptibilityLebanese hospitalsClinical settingHospitalHealth systemSusceptibility profilesAntimicrobial resistanceHealthcare systemPlasmid typesHealthcare challengesDiagnostic methodsNDMCarbapenemsAMR awarenessIsolatesLebanese communityFirst report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat
Kassem I, Osman M, Hassan J, Sulaiman A, Mann D, Esseili M, Naas T, Deng X. First report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1.26, in multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meat. Journal Of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2023, 34: 176-178. PMID: 37429544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2023.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChickensColistinEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsHumansMeatConceptsMinimum inhibitory concentrationColistin resistanceColistin-resistant Escherichia coliKirby-Bauer disk diffusionMultidrug-resistant Escherichia coliMDR E. coliPlasmid replicon typesWhole-genome sequencingSequence typesColistin resistance geneRetail chicken meatBroth microdilution methodMobile colistin resistance geneReplicon typesSusceptibility testingIncX4 plasmidsFirst reportMultidrug resistanceWhole-genome sequencing analysisDepth phenotypicInhibitory concentrationDisk diffusionMicrodilution methodGenomic epidemiologyAntimicrobial resistance genesIdentification of genes influencing the evolution of Escherichia coli ST372 in dogs and humans
Elankumuran P, Browning G, Marenda M, Kidsley A, Osman M, Haenni M, Johnson J, Trott D, Reid C, Djordjevic S. Identification of genes influencing the evolution of Escherichia coli ST372 in dogs and humans. Microbial Genomics 2023, 9: mgen000930. PMID: 36752777, PMCID: PMC9997745, DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDogsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsHumansPhylogenyVirulenceVirulence FactorsConceptsPopulation structureIdentification of genesWhole genome sequencesPropanediol utilization (pdu) operonGenomic traitsAccessory genomeCanine sourcesBioinformatics analysisUtilization operonPhylogenetic clustersGlobal collectionDistinct populationsVirulence genesOperonGenesDominant hostSequence typesSequenceExtraintestinal infectionsPhylogenyCladeGenomeLineagesHumansTraits
2022
Antimicrobial resistance trends among canine Escherichia coli isolated at a New York veterinary diagnostic laboratory between 2007 and 2020
Osman M, Albarracin B, Altier C, Gröhn Y, Cazer C. Antimicrobial resistance trends among canine Escherichia coli isolated at a New York veterinary diagnostic laboratory between 2007 and 2020. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 2022, 208: 105767. PMID: 36181749, PMCID: PMC9703301, DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsCephalosporinsDog DiseasesDogsDrug Resistance, BacterialEnrofloxacinEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFluoroquinolonesGentamicinsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNew YorkRetrospective StudiesTrimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug CombinationConceptsTrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistanceBody sitesGood first-line choiceCanine urinary tract infectionsResistant isolatesResistance trendsLaboratory Standards Institute breakpointsMultivariable logistic regression modelAntimicrobial resistance surveillance studyUrinary tract infectionDrug-resistant Escherichia coliFirst-line choiceAvailable clinical dataDrug-resistant E. coliAntimicrobial susceptibility patternsRetrospective study designUse of fluoroquinolonesE. coli infectionAntimicrobial resistance trendsResistance surveillance studiesClinical E. coliLogistic regression modelsEnrofloxacin-resistant isolatesSurvival analysis dataMIC trendsLetter to the Editor: First Report of the Detection of the Plasmid-Borne Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1.26, in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from a Domesticated Pigeon
Kassem I, Assi A, Osman M, Mann D, Li S, Deng X. Letter to the Editor: First Report of the Detection of the Plasmid-Borne Colistin Resistance Gene, mcr-1.26, in Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from a Domesticated Pigeon. Microbial Drug Resistance 2022, 28: 821-823. PMID: 35639443, DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0359.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Spread of ESC-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Escherichia coli clones and plasmids within and between food workers in Lebanon
Al-Mir H, Osman M, Drapeau A, Hamze M, Madec J, Haenni M. Spread of ESC-, carbapenem- and colistin-resistant Escherichia coli clones and plasmids within and between food workers in Lebanon. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2021, 76: 3135-3143. PMID: 34534282, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDR E. coliCarriage rateColistin resistanceFood workersHigh carriage rateNon-duplicate isolatesMDR Escherichia coliMiddle-income countriesCarbapenem resistanceHealthy adultsE. coli lineagesDifferent STsPlasmid transmissionCarbapenemsClonal transmissionE. coliMonthly intervalsLebanese communityPlasmid spreadHistorical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella
Halimeh F, Rafei R, Osman M, Kassem I, Diene S, Dabboussi F, Rolain J, Hamze M. Historical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella. Brazilian Journal Of Microbiology 2021, 52: 2043-2055. PMID: 34524650, PMCID: PMC8441030, DOI: 10.1007/s42770-021-00573-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDysentery, BacillaryEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsHumansSerotypingShigellaWhole Genome Sequencing
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