Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low-and middle-income countries: a scattered picture

K Iskandar, L Molinier, S Hallit, M Sartelli… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Data on comprehensive population-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is lacking.
In low-and middle-income countries, the challenges are high due to weak laboratory …

Understanding the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant gram-negative bacilli in the Middle East using a one health approach

I Dandachi, A Chaddad, J Hanna, J Matta… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the last decade, extended-spectrum cephalosporin and carbapenem resistant Gram-
negative bacilli (GNB) have been extensively reported in the literature as being …

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a tertiary-level reference hospital in Turkey

I Baran, N Aksu - Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials, 2016 - Springer
Background Enterobacteriaceae are among the most common pathogens that are
responsible for serious community-acquired, hospital-acquired, and health-care associated …

Updates on the Status of Carbapenem‐Resistant Enterobacterales in Lebanon

M Fadlallah, A Salman… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbapenem‐resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) pathogens have been increasingly isolated
and reported in Lebanon. Several studies have been published over the last two decades …

Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, with a special focus on its epidemiology in Lebanon

S Jamal, A Al Atrouni, R Rafei, F Dabboussi… - Journal of global …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterium involved in several types of infection
with high mortality and morbidity, especially in intensive care units. Treatment of these …

The Emergence and Dissemination of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lebanon: Current Status and Challenges during the Economic Crisis

AA Dabbousi, F Dabboussi, M Hamze, M Osman… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of healthcare-associated infections and
chronic airway diseases in non-clinical settings. P. aeruginosa is intrinsically resistant to a …

Investigation of multidrug-resistant ST2 Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from Saint George hospital in Lebanon

T Nawfal Dagher, C Al-Bayssari, S Chabou, N Antar… - BMC microbiology, 2019 - Springer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen causing various
nosocomial infections. The spread of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii is a major public …

[HTML][HTML] Susceptibility trends and molecular characterization of Gram-negative bacilli associated with urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections in Jordan and …

WA Hayajneh, A Hajj, F Hulliel, DK Sarkis… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate phenotypic and genotypic patterns of antimicrobial resistance
among Gram-negative bacilli associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) and intra …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Lebanese Patients: Phenotypes and Genotypes of Resistance, Clonality, and Determinants of Pathogenicity

E Dahdouh, M Hajjar, M Suarez… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that usually affects critically
ill patients. High mortality rates have been associated with MDR A. baumannii infections …

Heterogeneity of carbapenem resistance mechanisms among gram-negative pathogens in Lebanon: results of the first cross-sectional countrywide study

D Hammoudi Halat, CA Moubareck… - Microbial Drug …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens have progressively disseminated to
different countries worldwide, presenting a serious public health concern. The aims of this …