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dc.contributor.authorSokhn, Salem Elieen_US
dc.contributor.authorDahdouh, Eliasen_US
dc.contributor.authorDaoud, Ziaden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-23T09:14:27Z-
dc.date.available2020-12-23T09:14:27Z-
dc.date.issued2013-
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/2496-
dc.description.abstractSeveral studies have reported the isolation of resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in Lebanon. However, those studies are new and scarce as compared to worldwide data and mostly restricted to single center studies. In this review, we attempt to provide a reliable and comprehensive report describing the current situation and providing prospects for bacterial resistance in Lebanon. Several studies have shown that Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase-producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae strains are being increasingly reported. Moreover, 2.15% of E. coli and 7.84% of K. pneumoniae isolates have shown carbapenem resistance and up to 30% of isolated E. coli strains were found to be Multi-Drug Resistant. Molecular studies showed that the most widespread β-Lactamases in Lebanon are of the CTX-M-15 and SHV types. In addition, K. pneumoniae strains producing metallo-β-Lactamase and Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase have been reported. Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii caused several nosocomial infections and some Acinetobacter baumannii strains were found to produce OXA-58 type ESBL. The few data addressing the rate of antibiotic consumption in Lebanon show a high rate of antibiotic misuse and abuse. In conclusion, there is a need for antibiotic stewardship programs and additional studies that go beyond the scope of single-center studies in Lebanon.en_US
dc.format.extent7 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleResistance of gram-negative bacilli in Lebanonen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.contributor.affiliationFaculty of Medicineen_US
dc.description.volume2013en_US
dc.date.catalogued2017-12-19-
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.identifier.OlibID175718-
dc.identifier.openURLhttps://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/759208/en_US
dc.relation.ispartoftextJournal of ISRN infectious diseasesen_US
dc.provenance.recordsourceOliben_US
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