Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Shifting Landscape in the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Syrine Boucherabine, Rania Nassar, Lobna Mohamed, Maya Habous, Anju Nabi, Riyaz Amirali Husain, Mubarak Alfaresi, Seema Oommen, Hamda Hassan Khansaheb, Mouza Al Sharhan, Handan Celiloglu, Mubarak Hussain Raja, Eman Abdelkarim, Nishi Ali, Salman Tausif, Victory Olowoyeye, Nelson Cruz Soares, Mahmood Hachim, Danesh Moradigaravand, Dean Everett, Elke Mueller, Stefan Monecke, Ralf Ehricht, Abiola Senok

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 14, Iss 1, p 24 (2025)

Subject Terms: MRSA, genotyping, microarray, antimicrobial resistance, Staphylococcus aureus, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/14/1/24; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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Do mobile phone surfaces carry SARS-CoV-2 virus? A systematic review warranting the inclusion of a '6th' moment of hand hygiene in healthcare

Authors: Matthew Olsen, Thibaut Demaneuf, Gobinddeep Singh, Adrian Goldsworthy, Peter Jones, Mark Morgan, Rania Nassar, Abiola Senok, Rose Ghemrawi, Reem Almheiri, Hussain Al Marzooqi, Sumaya Almansoori, Abdullah Albastaki, Rashid Almansoori, Simon McKirdy, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri

Source: Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 11, Pp 1750-1760 (2023)

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Coronavirus, Mobile phones, Cell phones, Fomite, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123002848; https://doaj.org/toc/1876-0341

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Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Mycobacterium spp. in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis of 12 years of national antimicrobial resistance surveillance data

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, Peter S. Nyasulu, Farida Al Hosani, Maya Habous, Stefan Weber, Fouzia Jabeen, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Godfred Antony Menezes, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Abiola Senok, Dean B. Everett, Adnan Alatoom, Agnes Sonnevend-Pal, Ahmed Abdulkareem Al Hammadi, Ahmed Elhag Ahmed, Ahmed F. Yousef, Alaa MM Enshasy, Amal Mubarak Madhi, Amna AlBlooshi, Andreas Podbielski, Anju Nabi, Anup Shashikant Poddar, Arun Kumar Jha, Ayesha Abdulla Al Marzooqi, Bashir Aden, Dean Everett, Deeba Jafri, Duckjin Hong, Emmanuel Fru Nsutebu, Farah Ibrahim Al-Marzooq, Fatima Al Dhaheri, Francis Amirtharaj Selvaraj, Ghada Abdel Wahab, Ghalia Abdul Khader Khoder, Gitanjali Avishkar Patil, Godfred A. Menezes, Muhammad Ghulam Hadayatullah, Hafiz Ahmad, Hala Ahmed Fouad Ismail, Hazim Khalifa, Husein Alzabi, Ibrahim Alsayed Mustafa Alhashami, Imene Lazreg, Irfaan Akthar, John Stelling, Kaltham Ali Kayaf, Kavita Diddi, Krishnaprasad Ramabhadran, Laila Al Dabal, Laura Thomsen, Chamani-Tabriz Leili, Madikay Senghore, Manal Abdel Fattah Ahmed, Moeena Zain, M. Sheek-Hussein Mohamud, Monika Maheshwari, Mubarak Saif Alfaresi, Mushtaq Khan, Najiba Abdulrazzaq, Nehad Nabeel Al Shirawi, Nesrin Helmy, Pamela Fares Murad, Pascal Frey, Peter Nyasulu, Prashant Nasa, T. A. Patil Rajeshwari, Rania El Lababidi, Ratna A. Kurahatti, Riyaz Amirali Husain, Robert Lodu Serafino Wani Swaka, Saeed Hussein, Sameh Soliman, Savitha Mudalagiriyappa, Seema Oommen, Shaikha Ghannam Alkaabi, Simantini Jog, Siobhan O‘Sullivan,, Somansu Basu, Sura Khamees Majeed, Syed Irfan Hussein Rizvi, Tibor Pal, Timothy Anthony Collyns, Yassir Mohammed Eltahir Ali, Yousuf Mustafa Naqvi, Zahir Osman Babiker, Omar Al Deesi Zulfa

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 12 (2024)

Subject Terms: TB, tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis surveillance, antibiotics, MDR-TB, antimicrobial-resistance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1244353/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Proteomic and metabolomic profiling of methicillin resistant versus methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus using a simultaneous extraction protocol

Authors: Syrine Boucherabine, Alexander Giddey, Rania Nassar, Hamza M. Al-Hroub, Lobna Mohamed, Mohammad Harb, Nelson Cruz Soares, Abiola Senok

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: proteomics, metabolomics, mass spectrometry, Staphylococcus aureus, gram positive bacteria, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1402796/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Staphylococcus spp. in Salad Vegetables: Biodiversity, Antimicrobial Resistance, and First Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Strains in the United Arab Emirates Food Supply

Authors: Ihab Habib, Glindya Bhagya Lakshmi, Mohamed-Yousif Ibrahim Mohamed, Akela Ghazawi, Mushtaq Khan, Rami H. Al-Rifai, Afra Abdalla, Febin Anes, Mohammed Elbediwi, Hazim O. Khalifa, Abiola Senok

Source: Foods, Vol 13, Iss 15, p 2439 (2024)

Subject Terms: fresh produce, United Arab Emirates, food safety, antimicrobial resistance, Staphylococci, Chemical technology, TP1-1185

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/15/2439; https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158

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Epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance trends of Acinetobacter species in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis of 12 years of national AMR surveillance data

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, Hussain AlRand, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Abiola Senok, Adnan Alatoom, Agnes-Sonnevend-Pal, Ahmed Abdulkareem Al Hammadi, Ahmed Elhag Ahmed, Ahmed F. Yousef, Alaa MM Enshasy, Amal Mubarak Madhi, Amna AlBlooshi, Andreas Podbielski, Anju Nabi, Anup Shashikant Poddar, Arun Kumar Jha, Ayesha Abdulla Al Marzooqi, Bashir Aden, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Dean Everett, Deeba Jafri, Duckjin Hong, Emmanuel Fru Nsutebu, Farah Ibrahim Al-Marzooq, Fatima Al Dhaheri, Fouzia Jabeen, Francis Amirtharaj Selvaraj, Ghada Abdel Wahab, Ghalia Abdul Khader Khoder, Gitanjali Avishkar Patil, Godfred A. Menezes, Hadayatullah Ghulam Muhammad, Hafiz Ahmad, Hala Ahmed Fouad Ismail, Hazim Khalifa, Husein Alzabi, Ibrahim Alsayed Mustafa Alhashami, Imene Lazreg, Irfaan Akthar, John Stelling, Kaltham Ali Kayaf, Kavita Diddi, Krishnaprasad Ramabhadran, Laila Al Dabal, Laura Thomsen, Leili Chamani-Tabriz, Madikay Senghore, Manal Abdel Fattah Ahmed, Maya Habous, Moeena Zain, Mohamud M. Sheek-Hussein, Monika Maheshwari, Mubarak Saif Alfaresi, Mushtaq Khan, Najiba Abdulrazzaq, Nehad Nabeel Al Shirawi, Nesrin Helmy, Pamela Fares Mrad, Pascal Frey, Peter Nyasulu, Prashant Nasa, Rajeshwari T. A. Patil, Rania El Lababidi, Ratna A. Kurahatti, Riyaz Amirali Husain, Robert Lodu Serafino Wani Swaka, Saeed Hussein, Sameh Soliman, Savitha Mudalagiriyappa, Seema Oommen, Shaikha Ghannam Alkaabi, Simantini Jog, Siobhan O‘Sullivan, Somansu Basu, Stefan Weber, Sura Khamees Majeed, Syed Irfan Hussein Rizvi, Tibor Pal, Timothy Anthony Collyns, Yassir Mohammed Eltahir Ali, Yousuf Mustafa Naqvi, Zahir Osman Babiker, Zulfa Omar Al Deesi

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2024)

Subject Terms: Acinetobacter, United Arab Emirates, multidrug-resistance, national surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1245131/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Emergence of highly resistant Candida auris in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis of evolving national trends

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, Abderrahim Oulhaj, Peter S. Nyasulu, Adnan Alatoom, David W. Denning, Fatima Al Dhaheri, the UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Godfred Antony Menezes, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Abiola Senok, Dean B. Everett

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2024)

Subject Terms: Candida auris, surveillance, healthcare-associated infections, antifungals, antimicrobial-resistance, UAE, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1244358/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United Arab Emirates: a 12-year retrospective analysis of evolving trends

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Godfred Antony Menezes, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Dean B. Everett, Abiola Senok

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, antimicrobial resistance, United Arab Emirates, national surveillance, Arabian Gulf region, MRSA, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1244351/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis from 2010 to 2021

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Dean B. Everett, Godfred Antony Menezes, Abiola Senok, Carole Ayoub Moubareck

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, surveillance, Enterobacterales, healthcare associated infections, antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1244482/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Unveiling the dynamics of antimicrobial utilization and resistance in a large hospital network over five years: Insights from health record data analysis

Authors: Danesh Moradigaravand, Abiola Senok, Laila Al-Dabal, Hamda Hassan Khansaheb, Maya Habous, Hanan Alsuwaidi, Alawi Alsheikh-Ali

Source: PLOS Digital Health, Vol 2, Iss 12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics, R858-859.7

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10756551/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/2767-3170

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An Inquiry-Based Distance Learning Tool for Medical Students Under Lockdown ('COVID-19 Rounds'): Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: Aya Akhras, Mariam ElSaban, Varshini Tamil Selvan, Shaika Zain Alzaabi, Abiola Senok, Nabil Zary, Samuel B Ho

Source: JMIR Medical Education, Vol 9, p e40264 (2023)

Subject Terms: Special aspects of education, LC8-6691, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://mededu.jmir.org/2023/1/e40264; https://doaj.org/toc/2369-3762

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Antimicrobial resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: a retrospective analysis of emerging trends in the United Arab Emirates from 2010 to 2021

Authors: Abiola Senok, Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Godfred Antony Menezes, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Dean Everett

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: Streptococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, serotyping, invasive pneumococcal disease, antimicrobial resistance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1244357/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective analysis of 12 years of national AMR surveillance data

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Najiba M. Abdulrazzak, Hussain AlRand, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Godfred Antony Menezes, Carole A. Moubareck, Dean B. Everett, Abiola Senok, Andreas Podbielski

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), vancomycin, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), United Arab Emirates (UAE), surveillance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1275778/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Evolving trends among Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a 12-year retrospective study from the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Jens Thomsen, Godfred A. Menezes, Najiba M. Abdulrazzaq, The UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Abiola Senok, Dean B. Everett

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: Pseudomonas, P. aeruginosa, multidrug-resistance, national surveillance, healthcare-associated infections, antibiotics, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1243973/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Extended Reality Head-Mounted Displays Are Likely to Pose a Significant Risk in Medical Settings While Current Classification Remains as Non-Critical

Authors: Adrian Goldsworthy, Matthew Olsen, Andy Koh, Thibaut Demaneuf, Gobinddeep Singh, Reem Almheiri, Brendan Chapman, Shaima Almazrouei, Rose Ghemrawi, Abiola Senok, Simon McKirdy, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri

Source: Microorganisms, Vol 12, Iss 4, p 815 (2024)

Subject Terms: extended reality, virtual reality, augmented reality, fomite, trojan horse, third hand, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/815; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607

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Characterisation of PVL-Positive Staphylococcus argenteus from the United Arab Emirates

Authors: Stefan Monecke, Sindy Burgold-Voigt, Sascha D. Braun, Celia Diezel, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio, Elke Müller, Rania Nassar, Martin Reinicke, Annett Reissig, Abiola Senok, Ralf Ehricht

Source: Antibiotics, Vol 13, Iss 5, p 401 (2024)

Subject Terms: Staphylococcus argenteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Panton–Valentine leukocidin, prophages, phage induction, microarray, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/13/5/401; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382

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ACE2 polymorphisms impact COVID-19 severity in obese patients

Authors: Nour Jalaleddine, Amal Bouzid, Mahmood Hachim, Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari, Bassam Mahboub, Abiola Senok, Rabih Halwani, Rifat A. Hamoudi, Saba Al Heialy

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Mobile phones are hazardous microbial platforms warranting robust public health and biosecurity protocols

Authors: Matthew Olsen, Rania Nassar, Abiola Senok, Susan Moloney, Anna Lohning, Peter Jones, Gary Grant, Mark Morgan, Dinesh Palipana, Simon McKirdy, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Phytic Acid Demonstrates Rapid Antibiofilm Activity and Inhibits Biofilm Formation When Used as a Surface Conditioning Agent

Authors: Rania Nassar, Mohannad Nassar, Abiola Senok, David Williams

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 3 (2023)

Subject Terms: Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, phytic acid, antibiofilm, biofilms, endodontic infections, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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The Effect of Chlorhexidine on Bacterial Contamination of Hall Technique Elastomeric Orthodontic Separators and Gingival Health: A Pilot Study

Authors: Nada AlNoman, Manal Al Halabi, Mawlood Kowash, Amar H. Khamis, Anas Salami, Abiola Senok, Rania Nassar, Iyad Hussein

Source: Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 23 (2023)

Subject Terms: Orthodontics, Microbiology, Chlorhexidine, Dentistry, RK1-715

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Relation: https://revista.uepb.edu.br/PBOCI/article/view/1897; https://doaj.org/toc/1519-0501; https://doaj.org/toc/1983-4632

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