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Tuberculosis, war, and refugees: Spotlight on the Syrian humanitarian crisis by Ismail, Mohamad Bachar, Rafei, Rayane, Dabboussi, Fouad, Hamze, Monzer

“…Regrettably, the effects of war are not limited to areas where war occurs, since they also force huge numbers of people to be internally displaced or to take…”
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Balancing the mind: Toward a complete picture of the interplay between gut microbiota, inflammation and major depressive disorder by Dabboussi, Nour, Debs, Espérance, Bouji, Marc, Rafei, Rayane, Fares, Nassim

“…The intricate interplay existing between gut microbiota and homeostasis extends to the realm of the brain, where emerging research underscores the significant…”
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Population structure analysis and laboratory monitoring of Shigella by core-genome multilocus sequence typing by Yassine, Iman, Lefèvre, Sophie, Hansen, Elisabeth E., Ruckly, Corinne, Carle, Isabelle, Lejay-Collin, Monique, Fabre, Laëtitia, Rafei, Rayane, Clermont, Dominique, de la Gandara, Maria Pardos, Dabboussi, Fouad, Thomson, Nicholas R., Weill, François-Xavier

“…The laboratory surveillance of bacillary dysentery is based on a standardised Shigella typing scheme that classifies Shigella strains into four serogroups and…”
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Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 anti-Spike antibody levels and breakthrough infection risk among vaccinated adults in North Lebanon by Nour, Dalal, Ismail, Mohamad Bachar, Osman, Marwan, Rafei, Rayane, Kasir, Dalal, Dabboussi, Fouad, Colson, Philippe, Hamze, Monzer

“…Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has swiftly propagated, triggering a competitive race among medical firms to forge vaccines that thwart the infection…”
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An unusual two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon, 2022-2023: a genomic epidemiology study by Abou Fayad, Antoine, Rafei, Rayane, Njamkepo, Elisabeth, Ezzeddine, Jana, Hussein, Hadi, Sinno, Solara, Gerges, Jose-Rita, Barada, Sara, Sleiman, Ahmad, Assi, Moubadda, Baakliny, Maryo, Hamedeh, Lama, Mahfouz, Rami, Dabboussi, Fouad, Feghali, Rita, Mohsen, Zeina, Rady, Alisar, Ghosn, Nada, Abiad, Firas, Abubakar, Abdinasir, Barakat, Amal, Wauquier, Nadia, Quilici, Marie-Laure, Hamze, Monzer, Weill, François-Xavier, Matar, Ghassan M.

“…Cholera is a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection caused by a toxigenic bacterium, Vibrio cholerae . After a lull of almost 30 years, a first case of…”
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Whole Genome Analyses Accurately Identify Neisseria spp. and Limit Taxonomic Ambiguity by Khoder, May, Osman, Marwan, Kassem, Issmat I., Rafei, Rayane, Shahin, Ahmad, Fournier, Pierre Edouard, Rolain, Jean-Marc, Hamze, Monzer

“…Genome sequencing facilitates the study of bacterial taxonomy and allows the re-evaluation of the taxonomic relationships between species. Here, we aimed to…”
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Variants of Tn6924, a Novel Tn7 Family Transposon Carrying the blaNDM Metallo-β-Lactamase and 14 Copies of the aphA6 Amikacin Resistance Genes Found in Acinetobacter baumannii by Mann, Riti, Rafei, Rayane, Gunawan, Cindy, Harmer, Christopher J, Hamidian, Mohammad

“…Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is primarily due to the global spread of two main clones that carry oxa23, oxa24, and oxa58. However, new…”
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Distribution of emm types and macrolide resistance determinants among group A streptococci in the Middle East and North Africa region by Rafei, Rayane, Hawli, Malaik, Osman, Marwan, Dabboussi, Fouad, Hamze, Monzer

“…•Epidemiological data of Group A Streptococcus (GAS) are limited in the MENA region.•emm1, 12, 89, 4, 28, and 3 were responsible for the major GAS burden in…”
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Recent trends in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and mechanisms of resistance in clinical Aspergillus species: A general review with a special focus on the Middle Eastern and North African region by Zakaria, Ayate, Osman, Marwan, Dabboussi, Fouad, Rafei, Rayane, Mallat, Hassan, Papon, Nicolas, Bouchara, Jean-Philippe, Hamze, Monzer

“…Globally, more than billion people suffer from fungal infections each year. The early diagnosis of aspergillosis is mandatory for successful treatment outcome…”
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Historical, current, and emerging tools for identification and serotyping of Shigella by Halimeh, Fatima Bachir, Rafei, Rayane, Osman, Marwan, Kassem, Issmat I., Diene, Seydina M., Dabboussi, Fouad, Rolain, Jean-Marc, Hamze, Monzer

“…The Shigella genus includes serious foodborne disease etiologic agents, with 4 species and 54 serotypes. Identification at species and serotype levels is a…”
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Guideline for Urine Culture and Biochemical Identification of Bacterial Urinary Pathogens in Low-Resource Settings by Karah, Nabil, Rafei, Rayane, Elamin, Wael, Ghazy, Anan, Abbara, Aula, Hamze, Monzer, Uhlin, Bernt Eric

“…Medical diagnosis in low-resource settings is confronted by the lack of suitable guidelines, protocols and checklists. Online-accessible procedural documents…”
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Zoonotic tuberculosis in humans assessed by next-generation sequencing: an 18-month nationwide study in Lebanon by El Achkar, Salam, Demanche, Christine, Osman, Marwan, Rafei, Rayane, Ismail, Mohamad Bachar, Gaudin, Cyril, Duthoy, Stéphanie, De Matos, Frédérique, Yaacoub, Hiam, Pinçon, Claire, Hamze, Monzer, Supply, Philip

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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Lebanon, 2016 - 2017 by El Achkar, Salam, Demanche, Christine, Osman, Marwan, Rafei, Rayane, Ismail, Mohamad Bachar, Yaacoub, Hiam, Pinçon, Claire, Duthoy, Stéphanie, De Matos, Frédérique, Gaudin, Cyril, Trovato, Alberto, Cirillo, Daniela M, Hamze, Monzer, Supply, Philip

“…In a 12-month nationwide study on the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in Lebanon, we identified 3 multidrug-resistant cases and 3 extensively…”
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Molecular analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated in Lebanon using four different typing methods by Rafei, Rayane, Dabboussi, Fouad, Hamze, Monzer, Eveillard, Matthieu, Lemarié, Carole, Gaultier, Marie-Pierre, Mallat, Hassan, Moghnieh, Rima, Husni-Samaha, Rola, Joly-Guillou, Marie-Laure, Kempf, Marie

“…This study analyzed 42 Acinetobacter baumannii strains collected between 2009-2012 from different hospitals in Beyrouth and North Lebanon to better understand…”
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Genomic mapping of ST85 blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-94 producing Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Syrian Civil War Victims by Salloum, Tamara, Tannous, Elie, Alousi, Sahar, Arabaghian, Harout, Rafei, Rayane, Hamze, Monzer, Tokajian, Sima

“…•Two ST85 Acinetobacter baumannii strains harboring blaNDM-1 and blaOXA-94 were analyzed.•blaOXA-94 was on the chromosome upstream of ISAba13 and…”
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Genome sequence of a multidrug-resistant Campylobacter coli strain isolated from a newborn with severe diarrhea in Lebanon by Halimeh, Fatima Bachir, Rafei, Rayane, Diene, Seydina M., Osman, Marwan, Kassem, Issmat I., Jamal Akoum, Randa, Moudani, Walid, Hamze, Monzer, Rolain, Jean-Marc

“…A multidrug-resistant (MDR) Campylobacter coli ( C. coli ) strain was isolated from a 2-month-old newborn who suffered from severe diarrhea in Lebanon. Here,…”
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The Role of Lebanon in the COVID-19 Butterfly Effect: The B.1.398 Example by Nour, Dalal, Rafei, Rayane, Lamarca, Alessandra P, de Almeida, Luiz G. P, Osman, Marwan, Ismail, Mohamad Bachar, Mallat, Hassan, Berry, Atika, Burfin, Gwendolyne, Semanas, Quentin, Josset, Laurence, Hassan, Hamad, Dabboussi, Fouad, Lina, Bruno, Colson, Philippe, Vasconcelos, Ana Tereza R, Hamze, Monzer

“…In the present study, we provide a retrospective genomic surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Lebanon; we newly sequence the viral genomes of 200…”
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A Cross-Sectional Study Revealed a Low Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Asymptomatic University Students in Tripoli, North Lebanon by Rafei, Rayane, Tajer, Layla, Nour, Dalal, Abboud, Karen, Ankoud, Dima, Osman, Marwan, Bedotto, Marielle, Ismail, Mohamad Bachar, Dabboussi, Fouad, Colson, Philippe, Hamze, Monzer

“…This study aimed to investigate the SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence among >18-year-old students in the Faculty of Public Health and Faculty of Sciences at the…”
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Zoonotic Tuberculosis: A Neglected Disease in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region by Kasir, Dalal, Osman, Nour, Awik, Aicha, El Ratel, Imane, Rafei, Rayane, Al Kassaa, Imad, El Safadi, Dima, Salma, Rayane, El Omari, Khaled, Cummings, Kevin J, Kassem, Issmat I, Osman, Marwan

“…is the etiologic agent of bovine tuberculosis (BTB), a serious infectious disease in both humans and animals. BTB is a zoonotic disease primarily affecting…”
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Genomic analysis of Neisseria meningitidis ST23 serogroup Y isolated from the semen by Khoder, May, Osman, Marwan, Kassem, Issmat I., Rafei, Rayane, Shahin, Ahmad, Diene, Seydina M., Rolain, Jean-Marc, Hamze, Monzer

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