Works by Araj, George F.

Results: 47

Efficacy of two gatifloxacin-based triple therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection.

Published in:

2003

By:

Sharara, Ala I;
Chaar, Hani;
Racoubian, Eddy;
Moukhashen, Ousayma;
Barada, Kassem A;
Mourad, Fadi H;
Araj, George F

Publication type:

Abstract

First insights on the genetic diversity of MDR Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Lebanon.

Published in:

2018

By:

Panossian, Balig;
Salloum, Tamara;
Araj, George F.;
Khazen, Georges;
Tokajian, Sima

Publication type:

journal article

First report of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-8.1 gene from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from Lebanon.

Published in:

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2020, v. 9, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13756-020-00759-w

By:

Salloum, Tamara;
Panossian, Balig;
Bitar, Ibrahim;
Hrabak, Jaroslav;
Araj, George F.;
Tokajian, Sima

Publication type:

Article

Assessing COVID IGRA and IgG antibodies in healthcare workers post vaccination.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2025, v. 19, n. 5, p. 654, doi. 10.3855/jidc.20732

By:

Ghandour, Lina;
Yaacoub, Wissam;
Araj, George F.

Publication type:

Article

Prevalence of intestinal parasites during pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic at a tertiary care center in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2023, v. 17, n. 6, p. 826, doi. 10.3855/jidc.17495

By:

El Achkar, Hani;
Ghandour, Lina;
Farran, Sarah;
Araj, George F.

Publication type:

Article

Nationwide proficiency assessment of bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing among 110 laboratories in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021, v. 15, n. 12, p. 1838, doi. 10.3855/jidc.15381

By:

Araj, George F.;
Itani, Tarek;
Berry, Atika;
Sarkis, Dolla K.

Publication type:

Article

An unequivocal superbug: PDR Klebsiella pneumoniae with an arsenal of resistance and virulence factor genes.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021, v. 15, n. 3, p. 404, doi. 10.3855/jidc.13573

By:

Sleiman, Ahmad;
Awada, Bassel;
Mocadie, Michele;
Sherri, Nour;
Haraoui, Louis-Patrick;
Baby, Vincent;
Araj, George F.;
Kanj, Souha S.;
Rizk, Nesrine;
Matar, Ghassan M.;
Fayad, Antoine G. Abou

Publication type:

Article

Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against commonly encountered antimicrobial resistant Gram-negative bacteria in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020, v. 14, n. 6, p. 559, doi. 10.3855/jidc.12368

By:

Araj, George F.;
Berjawi, Dana M.;
Musharrafieh, Umayya;
El Beayni, Nancy K.

Publication type:

Article

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria profiles and their anti-mycobacterial resistance at a major medical center in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019, v. 13, n. 7, p. 612, doi. 10.3855/jidc.11028

By:

Araj, George F.;
Baba, Omar Z.;
Itani, Lina Y.;
Avedissian, Aline Z.;
Sobh, Ghena M.

Publication type:

Article

Increased blaOXA-23-like prevalence in Acinetobacter baumannii at a tertiary care center in Lebanon (2007-2013).

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018, v. 12, n. 4, p. 228, doi. 10.3855/jidc.9642

By:

Kanj, Souha S.;
Tayyar, Ralph;
Shehab, Marwa;
El-Hafi, Bassam;
Rasheed, Sari S.;
Berge Kissoyan, Kohar Annie;
Kanafani, Zeina A.;
Wakim, Rima H.;
Zahereddine, Nada Kara;
Araj, George F.;
Dbaibo, Ghassan;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Antimicrobial agents active against carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018, v. 12, n. 3, p. 164, doi. 10.3855/jidc.9729

By:

Araj, George F.;
Avedissian, Aline Z.;
Itani, Lina Y.;
Obeid, Jowana A.

Publication type:

Article

Candida profiles and antifungal resistance evolution over a decade in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015, v. 9, n. 9, p. 997, doi. 10.3855/jidc.6550

By:

Araj, George F.;
Asmar, Rima G.;
Avedissian, Aline Z.

Publication type:

Article

Prevalence of Clostridium difficile toxinotypes in infected patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015, v. 9, n. 7, p. 732, doi. 10.3855/jidc.6585

By:

Moukhaiber, Romy;
Araj, George F.;
Kissoyan, Kohar Annie B.;
Cheaito, Katia A.;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing NDM-1 in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2012, v. 6, n. 5, p. 457, doi. 10.3855/jidc.2340

By:

El-Herte, Rima I.;
Araj, George F.;
Matar, Ghassan M.;
Baroud, Maysa;
Kanafani, Zeina A.;
Kanj, Souha S.

Publication type:

Article

Molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Shigella sonnei isolates from patients with bacilliary dysentery in Lebanon.

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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009, v. 3, n. 4, p. 300, doi. 10.3855/jidc.128

By:

Sabra, Ahmad H.;
Araj, George F.;
Kattar, Mireille M.;
Abi-Rached, Roland Y.;
Khairallah, Marie-Therese;
Klena, John D.;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Detection of a highly prevalent and potentially virulent strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from nosocomial infections in a medical center.

Published in:

BMC Microbiology, 2005, v. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/1471-2180-5-29

By:

Matar, Ghassan M.;
Chaar, Mira H.;
Araj, George F.;
Srour, Zaher;
Jamaleddine, Ghassan;
Hadi, Usamah

Publication type:

Article

In vitro Activity of Conventional and Newer Antimicrobial Agents against Brucella melitensis Clinical Isolates from Kuwait.

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Medical Principles & Practice, 1990, v. 2, n. 2, p. 110, doi. 10.1159/000157344

By:

Dhar, Rita;
Araj, George F.;
Kisswani, Saleh M.;
Chugh, Tulsi D.

Publication type:

Article

Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter species: a seven-year experience from a tertiary care center in Lebanon.

Published in:

Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2018, v. 7, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s13756-017-0297-6

By:

Kanafani, Zeina A.;
Zahreddine, Nada;
Tayyar, Ralph;
Sfeir, Jad;
Araj, George F.;
Matar, Ghassan M.;
Kanj, Souha S.

Publication type:

Article

Efficacy and Safety of Rabeprazole, Amoxicillin, and Gatifloxacin After Treatment Failure of Initial Helicobacter pylori Eradication.

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Helicobacter, 2006, v. 11, n. 4, p. 231, doi. 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2006.00416.x

By:

Sharara, Ala I.;
Chaar, Hani F.;
Aoun, Elie;
Abdul-Baki, Heitham;
Araj, George F.;
Kanj, Souha S.

Publication type:

Article

Efficacy of Two Rabeprazole/Gatifloxacin-Based Triple Therapies for Helicobacter pylori Infection.

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Helicobacter, 2004, v. 9, n. 3, p. 255, doi. 10.1111/j.1083-4389.2004.00220.x

By:

Sharara, Ala I.;
Chaar, Hani F.;
Racoubian, Eddy;
Moukhachen, Oussayma;
Barada, Kassem A.;
Mourad, Fadi H.;
Araj, George F.

Publication type:

Article

Molecular Characterization of Candida auris Isolates at a Major Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon.

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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, v. 13, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fmicb.2021.770635

By:

Reslan, Lina;
Araj, George F.;
Finianos, Marc;
El Asmar, Rima;
Hrabak, Jaroslav;
Dbaibo, Ghassan;
Bitar, Ibrahim

Publication type:

Article

The Emergence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 24F in Lebanon: Complete Genome Sequencing Reveals High Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Characteristics.

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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021, v. 11, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.3389/fmicb.2021.637813

By:

Reslan, Lina;
Finianos, Marc;
Bitar, Ibrahim;
Moumneh, Mohamad Bahij;
Araj, George F.;
Zaghlout, Alissar;
Boutros, Celina;
Jisr, Tamima;
Nabulsi, Malak;
Kara yaccoub, Gilbert;
Hamze, Monzer;
Osman, Marwan;
Bou Raad, Elie;
Hrabak, Jaroslav;
Matar, Ghassan M.;
Dbaibo, Ghassan

Publication type:

Article

Molecular characterization of carbapenem and ceftazidimeavibactam-resistant Enterobacterales and horizontal spread of bla<sub>NDM-5</sub> gene at a Lebanese medical center.

Published in:

Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2024, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1407246

By:

Sobh, Ghena;
Araj, George F.;
Finianos, Marc;
Sourenian, Tsolaire;
Hrabak, Jaroslav;
Pappagianitsis, Costas C.;
El Chaar, Mira;
Bitar, Ibrahim

Publication type:

Article

Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 vaccinated healthcare workers in Lebanon.

Published in:

BMC Medical Genomics, 2023, v. 16, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12920-023-01443-9

By:

AlKalamouni, Habib;
Abou Hassan, Farouk F.;
Bou Hamdan, Mirna;
Page, Andrew J.;
Lott, Martin;
Matthews, Michaela;
Ghosn, Nada;
Rady, Alissar;
Mahfouz, Rami;
Araj, George F.;
Dbaibo, Ghassan;
Zaraket, Hassan;
Melhem, Nada M.;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Molecular characterization and differential effects of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin on the potential for developing quinolone resistance among clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.

Published in:

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1209224

By:

Kanafani, Zeina A.;
Sleiman, Ahmad;
Frem, Jim Abi;
Doumat, George;
Gharamti, Amal;
Hafi, Bassam El;
Doumith, Michel;
AlGhoribi, Majed F.;
Kanj, Souha S.;
Araj, George F.;
Matar, Ghassan M.;
Abou Fayad, Antoine G.

Publication type:

Article

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Not Agglutination, Is the Test of Choice for the Diagnosis of Neurobrucellosis.

Published in:

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1997, v. 25, n. 4, p. 942

By:

Araj, George F.

Publication type:

Article

The burden of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in Lebanon between 2008 and 2016: a single tertiary care center experience.

Published in:

2020

By:

Assaf-Casals, Aia;
Saleh, Zeina;
Khafaja, Sarah;
Fayad, Danielle;
Ezzeddine, Hady;
Saleh, Mohammad;
Chamseddine, Sarah;
Sayegh, Rouba;
Sharara, Sima L.;
Chmaisse, Ahmad;
Kanj, Souha S.;
Kanafani, Zeina;
Hanna-Wakim, Rima;
Araj, George F.;
Mahfouz, Rami;
Saito, Reiko;
Suzuki, Hiroshi;
Zaraket, Hassan;
Dbaibo, Ghassan S.

Publication type:

journal article

Frequency of conjugative transfer of plasmidencoded ISEcp1 - blaCTX-M-15 and aac(6')-lb-cr genes in Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon -- role of transferases.

Published in:

Annals of Clinical Microbiology & Antimicrobials, 2010, v. 9, p. 19, doi. 10.1186/1476-0711-9-19

By:

Harajly, Mohamad;
Khairallah, Marie-Therese;
Corkill, John E.;
Araj, George F.;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Assessment of combination therapy in BALB/c mice injected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae strains.

Published in:

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00999

By:

Salloum, Noor A.;
Kissoyan, Kohar Annie B.;
Fadlallah, Sukayna;
Cheaito, Katia;
Araj, George F.;
Wakim, Rima;
Kanj, Souha;
Kanafani, Zeina;
Dbaibo, Ghassan;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and molecular typing of salmonella typhi isolated from patients with typhoid fever in Lebanon.

Published in:

Journal of Epidemiology & Global Health, 2015, v. 5, n. 2, p. 159, doi. 10.1016/j.jegh.2014.07.003

By:

Kanj, Souha S.;
Kanafani, Zeina A.;
Shehab, Marwa;
Sidani, Nisreen;
Baban, Tania;
Baltajian, Kedak;
Dakdouki, Ghenwa K.;
Zaatari, Mohamad;
Araj, George F.;
Wakim, Rima Hanna;
Dbaibo, Ghassan;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

Expression of DR-II Adhesins Encoded by the draE2 Genes in Escherichia coli Strains from Urinary Tract Infections--Related Bacteremia.

Published in:

Journal of Applied Research, 2005, v. 5, n. 2, p. 275

By:

Matar, Ghassan M.;
Daou, Roula;
Araj, George F.;
Uwaydah, Marwan

Publication type:

Article

ELISA versus routine tests in the diagnosis of patients with systemic and neurobrucellosis.

Published in:

APMIS, 1988, v. 96, n. 1-6, p. 171, doi. 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1988.tb05286.x

By:

ARAJ, GEORGE F.;
LULU, A. R.;
KHATEEB, M. I.;
SAADAH, M. A.;
SHAKIR, R. A.

Publication type:

Article

Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae Isolated from Lebanon.

Published in:

Scientific Reports, 2019, v. 9, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-018-36554-2

By:

Arabaghian, Harout;
Salloum, Tamara;
Alousi, Sahar;
Panossian, Balig;
Araj, George F.;
Tokajian, Sima

Publication type:

Article

First Report of Nocardia asiatica Presenting as an Anterior Mediastinal Mass in a Patient with Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Published in:

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2012, p. 1, doi. 10.1155/2012/325767

By:

El-Herte, Rima I.;
Kanj, Souha S.;
Araj, George F.;
Chami, Hassan;
Gharzuddine, Walid

Publication type:

Article

Molecular characterization of Carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli recovered from a tertiary hospital in Lebanon.

Published in:

PLoS ONE, 2018, v. 13, n. 9, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0203323

By:

Dagher, Christel;
Salloum, Tamara;
Alousi, Sahar;
Arabaghian, Harout;
Araj, George F.;
Tokajian, Sima

Publication type:

Article

Increased rate of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in hospitalized immunocompromised pediatric patients.

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Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2025, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1382500

By:

Khafaja, Sarah;
Salameh, Yara;
Boutros, Celina F.;
Awad, Cherine;
Faour, Kawthar;
Tfaily, Nadim;
Merhi, Sarah;
Zein, Zeinab El;
Karroum, Samer Bou;
Oweini, Dana;
Fayad, Danielle;
Araj, George F.;
Zakhour, Ramia;
Dbaibo, Ghassan S.

Publication type:

Article

Molecular characterization of carbapenem and ceftazidimeavibactam-resistant Enterobacterales and horizontal spread of bla<sub>NDM-5</sub> gene at a Lebanese medical center.

Published in:

Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2024, p. 01, doi. 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1407246

By:

Sobh, Ghena;
Araj, George F.;
Finianos, Marc;
Sourenian, Tsolaire;
Hrabak, Jaroslav;
Papagiannitsis, Costas C.;
El Chaar, Mira;
Bitar, Ibrahim

Publication type:

Article

Evaluating the Efficacies of Carbapenem/β-Lactamase Inhibitors Against Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in vitro and in vivo.

Published in:

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00933

By:

El Hafi, Bassam;
Rasheed, Sari S.;
Abou Fayad, Antoine G.;
Araj, George F.;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

TESTING FOR COVID-19: WHEN, WHO, AND WHAT TEST?

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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2020, v. 68, n. 1/2, p. 16, doi. 10.12816/0057435

By:

ARAJ, George F.;
BEAINI, Mona;
BIZRI, Nazih A.;
GHIZZAWI, Layan

Publication type:

Article

TUBERCULOSIS BURDEN IN LEBANON: EVOLUTION AND CURRENT STATUS.

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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2016, v. 64, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.12816/0023824

By:

ARAJ, George F.;
SAADE, Antoine;
ITANI, Lina Y.;
AVEDISSIAN, Aline Z.

Publication type:

Article

HYDATID DISEASE: THE LEBANESE CONTRIBUTION.

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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2014, v. 62, n. 4, p. 217, doi. 10.12816/0008291

By:

ARAJ, George F.;
MOURAD, Youmna

Publication type:

Article

IN VITRO ACTIVITY OF FOSFOMYCIN AND OTHER ANTIMICROBIALS AGAINST UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI AND KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN LEBANON.

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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2012, v. 60, n. 3, p. 142

By:

ARAJ, George F.;
JABER, Fadel A.

Publication type:

Article

A REFLECTION ON BACTERIAL RESISTANCE TO ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AT A MAJOR TERTIARY CARE CENTER IN LEBANON OVER A DECADE.

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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2012, v. 60, n. 3, p. 125

By:

ARAJ, George F.;
AVEDISSIAN, Aline Z.;
AYYASH, Nadia S.;
BEY, Hassan A.;
El ASMAR, Rima G.;
HAMMOUD, Rania Z.;
ITANI, Lina Y.;
MALAK, Maguy R.;
SABAI, Sohair A.

Publication type:

Article

SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA ANTIBODIES AMONG INDIVIDUALS TESTED AT HOSPITALS AND PRIVATE LABORATORIES IN BEIRUT.

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Lebanese Medical Journal, 2010, v. 58, n. 1, p. 8

By:

BOUHAMDAN, Sarah F.;
BITAR, Loubna K.;
SAGHIR, Hassan J.;
BAYAN, Ali;
ARAJ, George F.

Publication type:

Article

Predominance of Candida Glabrata among Non- albicans Candida Species in a 16-Year Study of Candidemia at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon.

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Pathogens, 2021, v. 10, n. 1, p. 82, doi. 10.3390/pathogens10010082

By:

Zakhem, Aline El;
Istambouli, Rachid;
Alkozah, Maria;
Gharamti, Amal;
Tfaily, Mohamad Ali;
Jabbour, Jean-Francois;
Araj, George F.;
Tamim, Hani;
Kanj, Souha S.

Publication type:

Article

Molecular Characteristics of Colistin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and the Activity of Antimicrobial Combination Therapy in a Tertiary Care Medical Center in Lebanon.

Published in:

Microorganisms, 2024, v. 12, n. 2, p. 349, doi. 10.3390/microorganisms12020349

By:

Abou Fayad, Antoine;
Haraoui, Louis-Patrick;
Sleiman, Ahmad;
Hussein, Hadi;
Grenier, Frédéric;
Derbaj, Ghada;
Itani, Dana;
Iweir, Sereen;
Sherri, Nour;
Bazzi, Wael;
Rasheed, Sari;
Tanelian, Arax;
Miari, Mariam;
el Hafi, Bassam;
Kanj, Souha S.;
Kanafani, Zeina A.;
Daoud, Ziad;
Araj, George F.;
Matar, Ghassan M.

Publication type:

Article

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

Published in:

Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2022, v. 12, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fcimb.2022.922976

By:

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

Publication type:

Article