Carbapenemase and virulence factors of Enterobacteriaceae in North Lebanon between 2008 and 2012: evolution via endemic spread of OXA-48

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International audience. Objectives: To investigate the resistance to carbapenems in Enterobacteriaceae and the underlying resistance mechanisms in North Lebanon between 2008 and 2012. Methods: A total of 2767 Enter...

IS1R-Mediated Plasticity of IncL/M Plasmids Leads to the Insertion of bla(OXA-48) into the Escherichia coli Chromosome

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International audience. The OXA-48 carbapenemase is mainly encoded by similar to 62-kb IncL/ M plasmids. However, chromosome-mediated genes have been observed in Escherichia coli isolates. In this work, we investiga...

First data on Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in patients with respiratory diseases in North Lebanon

Archive ouverte | Khalife, S. | CCSD