Nationwide surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative pathogens in the Lebanese environment

ABSTRACT Gram-negative ESKAPE pathogens with carbapenem resistance pose a significant health threat. Despite extensive research on the spread of these pathogens within Lebanese hospital settings, their emergence in environmental settings remains understudied. This study aimed to explore the environm...

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Published in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors:	Zahraa F. Samadi, Zeinab R. Hodroj, Ziad C. Jabbour, Hadi M. Hussein, Abdallah Kurdi, Dayana Shoukair, Ricardo F. Bitar, Hadi H. Chebaro, Jean Marie J. Al Semaani, Mohamad T. Al Hajjar, Housein H. Zeaiter, Lama Hamadeh, Rami Mahfouz, Lama H. Noueihed, Jad H. Hachem, Mahmoud I. Khalil, Rana El Hajj, Ghassan M. Matar, Antoine G. Abou Fayad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-07-01
Subjects:	environmental surveillance ESKAPE pathogens Gram-negative antimicrobial resistance carbapenem resistance whole-genome sequencing
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01932-24