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dc.contributor.author | Sokhn, Salem Elie | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Dahdouh, Elias | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Daoud, Ziad | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-23T09:14:27Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-12-23T09:14:27Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/2496 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Several 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.extent | 7 p. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.title | Resistance of gram-negative bacilli in Lebanon | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliation | Faculty of Medicine | en_US |
dc.description.volume | 2013 | en_US |
dc.date.catalogued | 2017-12-19 | - |
dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
dc.identifier.OlibID | 175718 | - |
dc.identifier.openURL | https://www.hindawi.com/journals/isrn/2013/759208/ | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartoftext | Journal of ISRN infectious diseases | en_US |
dc.provenance.recordsource | Olib | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine |
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