Longitudinal genomic surveillance of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli carriage in critical care patients

Authors: Mira El Chaar, Yaralynn Khoury, Gavin M. Douglas, Samir El Kazzi, Tamima Jisr, Shatha Soussi, Georgi Merhi, Rima A. Moghnieh, B. Jesse Shapiro

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2024)

Subject Terms: epidemiology, E. coli, colonization, longitudinal study, whole-genome sequencing, ST131, Microbiology, QR1-502

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

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Whole Genome-Based Characterization of Multidrug Resistant Enterobacter and Klebsiella aerogenes Isolates from Lebanon

Authors: Georgi Merhi, Sara Amayri, Ibrahim Bitar, George F. Araj, Sima Tokajian

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 11, Iss 1 (2023)

Subject Terms: ESBL, Enterobacter, Klebsiella aerogenes, β-lactamases, multidrug resistance, Microbiology, QR1-502

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

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Genomic Characterization of Mutli-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates: Evaluation and Determination of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Activity and Resistance Mechanisms

Authors: Ibrahim Bitar, Tamara Salloum, Georgi Merhi, Jaroslav Hrabak, George F. Araj, Sima Tokajian

Source: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 12 (2022)

Subject Terms: ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, AmpC, porins, beta lactamases, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.922976/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2235-2988

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Interleukin-37: A Link Between COVID-19, Diabetes, and the Black Fungus

Authors: Sima Tokajian, Georgi Merhi, Charbel Al Khoury, Georges Nemer

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 12 (2022)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, T2D, corticosteroids, mucormycosis, IL-37, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.788741/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 with grinch [version 2; peer review: 3 approved]

Authors: Áine O'Toole, Verity Hill, Oliver G. Pybus, Alexander Watts, Issac I. Bogoch, Kamran Khan, Jane P. Messina, The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA), Brazil-UK CADDE Genomic Network, Houriiyah Tegally, Richard R. Lessells, Jennifer Giandhari, Sureshnee Pillay, Kefentse Arnold Tumedi, Gape Nyepetsi, Malebogo Kebabonye, Maitshwarelo Matsheka, Madisa Mine, Sima Tokajian, Hamad Hassan, Tamara Salloum, Georgi Merhi, Jad Koweyes, Jemma L. Geoghegan, Joep de Ligt, Xiaoyun Ren, Matthew Storey, Nikki E. Freed, Chitra Pattabiraman, Pramada Prasad, Anita S. Desai, Ravi Vasanthapuram, Thomas F. Schulz, Lars Steinbrück, Tanja Stadler, Swiss Viollier Sequencing Consortium, Antonio Parisi, Angelica Bianco, Darío García de Viedma, Sergio Buenestado-Serrano, Vítor Borges, Joana Isidro, Sílvia Duarte, João Paulo Gomes, Neta S. Zuckerman, Michal Mandelboim, Orna Mor, Torsten Seemann, Alicia Arnott, Jenny Draper, Mailie Gall, William Rawlinson, Ira Deveson, Sanmarié Schlebusch, Jamie McMahon, Lex Leong, Chuan Kok Lim, Maria Chironna, Daniela Loconsole, Antonin Bal, Laurence Josset, Edward Holmes, Kirsten St. George, Erica Lasek-Nesselquist, Reina S. Sikkema, Bas Oude Munnink, Marion Koopmans, Mia Brytting, V. Sudha rani, S. Pavani, Teemu Smura, Albert Heim, Satu Kurkela, Massab Umair, Muhammad Salman, Barbara Bartolini, Martina Rueca, Christian Drosten, Thorsten Wolff, Olin Silander, Dirk Eggink, Chantal Reusken, Harry Vennema, Aekyung Park, Christine Carrington, Nikita Sahadeo, Michael Carr, Gabo Gonzalez, SEARCH Alliance San Diego, National Virus Reference Laboratory, SeqCOVID-Spain, Danish Covid-19 Genome Consortium (DCGC), Communicable Diseases Genomic Network (CDGN), Dutch National SARS-CoV-2 surveillance program, Division of Emerging Infectious Diseases (KDCA), Tulio de Oliveira, Nuno Faria, Andrew Rambaut, Moritz U. G. Kraemer

Source: Wellcome Open Research, Vol 6 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/6-121/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2398-502X

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Tracking the international spread of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.7 and B.1.351/501Y-V2 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Authors: Áine O'Toole, Verity Hill, Oliver G. Pybus, Alexander Watts, Issac I. Bogoch, Kamran Khan, Jane P. Messina, The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, Network for Genomic Surveillance in South Africa (NGS-SA), Brazil-UK CADDE Genomic Network, Houriiyah Tegally, Richard R. Lessells, Jennifer Giandhari, Sureshnee Pillay, Kefentse Arnold Tumedi, Gape Nyepetsi, Malebogo Kebabonye, Maitshwarelo Matsheka, Madisa Mine, Sima Tokajian, Hamad Hassan, Tamara Salloum, Georgi Merhi, Jad Koweyes, Jemma L. Geoghegan, Joep de Ligt, Xiaoyun Ren, Matthew Storey, Nikki E. Freed, Chitra Pattabiraman, Pramada Prasad, Anita S. Desai, Ravi Vasanthapuram, Thomas F. Schulz, Lars Steinbrück, Tanja Stadler, Swiss Viollier Sequencing Consortium, Antonio Parisi, Angelica Bianco, Darío García de Viedma, Sergio Buenestado-Serrano, Vítor Borges, Joana Isidro, Sílvia Duarte, João Paulo Gomes, Neta S. Zuckerman, Michal Mandelboim, Orna Mor, Torsten Seemann, Alicia Arnott, Jenny Draper, Mailie Gall, William Rawlinson, Ira Deveson, Sanmarié Schlebusch, Jamie McMahon, Lex Leong, Chuan Kok Lim, Maria Chironna, Daniela Loconsole, Antonin Bal, Laurence Josset, Edward Holmes, Kirsten St. George, Erica Lasek-Nesselquist, Reina S. Sikkema, Bas Oude Munnink, Marion Koopmans, Mia Brytting, V. Sudha rani, S. Pavani, Teemu Smura, Albert Heim, Satu Kurkela, Massab Umair, Muhammad Salman, Barbara Bartolini, Martina Rueca, Christian Drosten, Thorsten Wolff, Olin Silander, Dirk Eggink, Chantal Reusken, Harry Vennema, Aekyung Park, Christine Carrington, Nikita Sahadeo, Michael Carr, Gabo Gonzalez, SEARCH Alliance San Diego, National Virus Reference Laboratory, SeqCOVID-Spain, Danish Covid-19 Genome Consortium (DCGC), Communicable Diseases Genomic Network (CDGN), Dutch National SARS-CoV-2 surveillance program, Division of Emerging Infectious Diseases (KDCA), Tulio de Oliveira, Nuno Faria, Andrew Rambaut, Moritz U. G. Kraemer

Source: Wellcome Open Research, Vol 6 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/6-121/v1; https://doaj.org/toc/2398-502X

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COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?

Authors: Jad Koweyes, Tamara Salloum, Siwar Haidar, Georgi Merhi, Sima Tokajian

Source: mSystems, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2021)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, epidemiology, Lebanon, pandemic, public health, SARS-CoV-2, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077

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COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: One Year Later, What Have We Learnt?

Authors: Jad Koweyes, Tamara Salloum, Siwar Haidar, Georgi Merhi, Sima Tokajian

Source: mSystems, Vol 6, Iss 2 (2021)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, epidemiology, Lebanon, pandemic, public health, SARS-CoV-2, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077

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Genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the first SARS-CoV-2 variants introduced in Lebanon

Authors: Rita Feghali, Georgi Merhi, Aurelia Kwasiborski, Veronique Hourdel, Nada Ghosn, Sima Tokajian

Source: PeerJ, Vol 9, p e11015 (2021)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, SASR-CoV-2, Lebanon, SNV analysis, B.1 (20A clade), B.4 (19A clade), Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://peerj.com/articles/11015.pdf; https://peerj.com/articles/11015/; https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359

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SARS-CoV-2 and ORF3a: Nonsynonymous Mutations, Functional Domains, and Viral Pathogenesis

Authors: Elio Issa, Georgi Merhi, Balig Panossian, Tamara Salloum, Sima Tokajian

Source: mSystems, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2020)

Subject Terms: 3a protein, COVID-19, nonsynonymous mutations, ORF3a, SARS-CoV-2, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077

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SARS-CoV-2 and ORF3a: Nonsynonymous Mutations, Functional Domains, and Viral Pathogenesis

Authors: Elio Issa, Georgi Merhi, Balig Panossian, Tamara Salloum, Sima Tokajian

Source: mSystems, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2020)

Subject Terms: 3a protein, COVID-19, nonsynonymous mutations, ORF3a, SARS-CoV-2, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5077

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