Search Results - "Mustapha, M."
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Global epidemiology of capsular group W meningococcal disease (1970–2015): Multifocal emergence and persistence of hypervirulent sequence type (ST)-11 clonal complex
Published in Vaccine (18-03-2016)“…Highlights • Capsular group W strains belonging to ST-11 clonal complex (W cc11) have emerged as a major cause of meningococcal disease worldwide. • Whole…”
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Systematic detection of horizontal gene transfer across genera among multidrug-resistant bacteria in a single hospital
Published in eLife (14-04-2020)“…Multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a serious health threat, especially in hospitals. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) of mobile genetic elements (MGEs)…”
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Vaccine prevention of meningococcal disease in Africa: Major advances, remaining challenges
Published in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics (04-05-2018)“…Africa historically has had the highest incidence of meningococcal disease with high endemic rates and periodic epidemics. The meningitis belt, a region of…”
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Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in U.S. Hospitals: Diversification of Circulating Lineages and Antimicrobial Resistance
Published in mBio (26-04-2022)“…Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CR ) is a major cause of health care-associated infections. CR is typically multidrug resistant, and infection is…”
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Evolution of Outbreak-Causing Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST258 at a Tertiary Care Hospital over 8 Years
Published in mBio (03-09-2019)“…Carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) strains belonging to sequence type 258 (ST258) are frequent causes of hospital-associated outbreaks and are a major contributor to…”
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Phylogenomics of colistin-susceptible and resistant XDR Acinetobacter baumannii
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-11-2018)“…Acinetobacter baumannii is a healthcare-associated pathogen with high rates of carbapenem resistance. Colistin is now routinely used for treatment of…”
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Widespread Fosfomycin Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria Attributable to the Chromosomal fosA Gene
Published in mBio (29-08-2017)“…Fosfomycin is a decades-old antibiotic which is being revisited because of its perceived activity against many extensively drug-resistant Gram-negative…”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing Surveillance and Machine Learning of the Electronic Health Record for Enhanced Healthcare Outbreak Detection
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (31-08-2022)“…Abstract Background Most hospitals use traditional infection prevention (IP) methods for outbreak detection. We developed the Enhanced Detection System for…”
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Application of load monitoring in appliances’ energy management – A review
Published in Renewable & sustainable energy reviews (01-01-2017)“…Energy monitoring is one of the important aspects of the energy management, as such there is a need to monitor the power consumption of a premises before…”
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Comment on Fust et al. The Potential Economic Impact of the Updated COVID-19 mRNA Fall 2023 Vaccines in Japan. Vaccines 2024, 12 , 434
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (17-10-2024)“…We noted three key inconsistencies in the Moderna-funded cost-effectiveness analysis by Fust et al [...]…”
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Evolution of Sequence Type 4821 Clonal Complex Meningococcal Strains in China from Prequinolone to Quinolone Era, 1972-2013
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-04-2018)“…The expansion of hypervirulent sequence type 4821 clonal complex (CC4821) lineage Neisseria meningitidis bacteria has led to a shift in meningococcal disease…”
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Using Neisseria meningitidis genomic diversity to inform outbreak strain identification
Published in PLoS pathogens (18-05-2021)“…Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening illness caused by the human-restricted bacterium Neisseria meningitidis. Outbreaks in the USA involve at least two…”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Carotenoids from Carrot Pomace and Their Optimization through Response Surface Methodology
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (09-11-2021)“…Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) was used to extract carotenoids from the carrot pomace. To investigate the effect of independent variables on the UAE, the…”
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Outbreak of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Interventional Radiology: Detection Through Whole-genome Sequencing-based Surveillance
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (23-05-2020)“…Abstract Background Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. The risk of infection from interventional…”
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Convergent Evolution of Antibiotic Tolerance in Patients with Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Published in Infection and immunity (21-04-2022)“…Severe infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are often complicated by persistent bacteremia (PB) despite active antibiotic…”
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Sequential Application of High-Voltage Electric Field Cold Plasma Treatment and Acid Blanching Improves the Quality of Fresh Carrot Juice (Daucus carota L.)
Published in Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (23-12-2020)“…The study was aimed to investigate the combined effect of acid blanching (AB) and high-voltage electric field cold plasma (HVCP) on carrot juice quality…”
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Two Cases of Newly Characterized Neisseria Species, Brazil
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2020)“…We describe 2 human cases of infection with a new Neisseria species (putatively N. brasiliensis), 1 of which involved bacteremia. Genomic analyses found that…”
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In vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of green synthesized alumina nanoscales on different mammalian cell lines
Published in Scientific reports (01-10-2024)“…Nanoscale research is gaining interest in the biomedical, engineering, and environmental fields. Current expensive traditional chemical methods for…”
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Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections from a Contaminated Gastroscope Detected by Whole Genome Sequencing Surveillance
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (02-08-2021)“…Traditional methods of outbreak investigations utilize reactive whole genome sequencing (WGS) to confirm or refute the outbreak. We have implemented WGS…”
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Automated data mining of the electronic health record for investigation of healthcare-associated outbreaks
Published in Infection control and hospital epidemiology (01-03-2019)“…Identifying routes of transmission among hospitalized patients during a healthcare-associated outbreak can be tedious, particularly among patients with complex…”
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