Multidrug Resistance and Plasmid Profiles of Isolated from Lebanese Broiler Farms.

The present study was undertaken to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns and plasmid fingerprints of commensal isolated from Lebanese broiler chickens. To that end, a total of 30 isolates were collected from 15 semi-open broiler farms from North Lebanon and Bekaa Valley. Results showed that all the isolates were resistant to at least nine out of 18 evaluated antimicrobial agents.

Mites and helminths infestation in Lebanese broiler farming systems.

This study aims at the identification of endo- and ectoparasites in broiler farms while assessing their prevalence in semi-open and closed rearing systems in Lebanon. Seventeen semi-open and six closed broiler farms were investigated in various Lebanese provinces between March and September 2020 and 2021. Intestinal and composite litter samples were collected and observed for morphological identification of prevalent parasites.

GOAL study: clinical and non-clinical predictive factors for achieving glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes in real clinical practice.

Objective: The American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes guidelines recommend to individualize treatment targets/strategies in inadequately controlled patients by lifestyle management and glucose-lowering drugs to decrease the burden of diabetes-related complications. This real-world practice study aimed to assess predictive factors for achieving the glycemic hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at 6 months as targeted by the treating physician in adults with type 2 diabetes who required initiation of basal insulin, initiation of bolus insulin, or modification from basal or premixed insulin to new insulin regimen containing insulin glargine and/or insulin glulisine.

Research Design And Methods: This was an international, multicenter, observational survey with 12-month follow-up time in adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled conducted in 10 developing countries.