Publications by authors named "Sabah El-Sawalhi"
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- Antibiotic resistance is a global health issue linked to higher mortality, with genes being transferable between humans, animals, and the environment, particularly in aquatic settings.
- The study examined water and wastewater samples for antibiotic resistance genes using culture techniques, real-time PCR, and gene sequencing, finding several ESBL-producing bacteria and carbapenem-resistant genes.
- Results highlighted the presence of antibiotic-resistant strains in Marseille's water, emphasizing the need for ongoing surveillance to understand and control the spread of these bacteria in relation to human health.
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- The study focused on antimicrobial resistance and usage trends at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, analyzing data from 2015 to 2020.
- It found a decrease in the isolation density of blood stream infections (BSI) and drug-resistant infections during 2020, with significant drops in carbapenem-resistant and difficult-to-treat infections.
- The report attributed these positive trends to effective antimicrobial stewardship and infection control measures, indicating that the pandemic did not worsen existing resistance issues.
We present the genome sequences of two carbapenemase-producing sequence type 405 Escherichia coli clinical isolates, strains Marseille-Q1950 and Marseille-Q1951. The isolates were obtained 1 month apart during the patient's hospitalization in Lebanon, in May (Marseille-Q1950) and June (Marseille-Q1951) 2019. The genome sizes of strains Marseille-Q1950 and Marseille-Q1951 were 5,181,515 bp and 5,213,451 bp, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA pan-drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain was isolated from the blood of a 70-year-old critically ill patient in April 2019. Interestingly, the patient recovered and was discharged home a month later. The genome of strain Marseille-Q1949 is 5,607,584 bp long and has a 57.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfectious diseases are reported to be one of the major causes of death in the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of an increase in the deaths number because of antibacterial resistance. Lately, a trend towards searching for new active antibacterial compounds in plants has been observed.
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