Publications by authors named "Mariem Ben Jomaa-Jemili"
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- Carbapenemase-producing strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae pose significant challenges for healthcare systems due to increased antibiotic resistance.
- This study analyzed K. pneumoniae isolates with reduced susceptibility to carbapenems collected over several months, identifying the presence of specific carbapenemase genes and their associated plasmids.
- Findings revealed the presence of OXA-48 and a new variant OXA-204, highlighting the diversity of β-lactamases, plasmids, and clonal relationships among isolates, indicating a potential for rapid spread of antibiotic resistance that requires ongoing monitoring in clinical settings.
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen causing various nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to characterise the molecular support of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii clinical isolates recovered from two Libyan hospitals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The spread of MRSA strains at hospitals as well as in the community are of great concern worldwide. We characterized the MRSA clones isolated at Tunisian hospitals and in the community by comparing them to those isolated in other countries.
Results: We characterized 69 MRSA strains isolated from two Tunisian university hospitals between the years 2004-2008.