[HTML][HTML] Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low-and middle-income countries: a scattered picture

K Iskandar, L Molinier, S Hallit, M Sartelli… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2021 - Springer
Data on comprehensive population-based surveillance of antimicrobial resistance is lacking.
In low-and middle-income countries, the challenges are high due to weak laboratory …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic discovery and resistance: the chase and the race

K Iskandar, J Murugaiyan, D Hammoudi Halat… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The history of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evolution and the diversity of the
environmental resistome indicate that AMR is an ancient natural phenomenon. Acquired …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of antibiotic resistance transmission in low-and middle-income countries from a “one health” perspective—a review

K Iskandar, L Molinier, S Hallit, M Sartelli, F Catena… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is an ecosystem problem threatening the interrelated human-animal-
environment health under the “One Health” framework. Resistant bacteria arising in one …

Pesticides in Lebanon: a knowledge, attitude, and practice study

PR Salameh, I Baldi, P Brochard, B Abi Saleh - Environmental research, 2004 - Elsevier
Pesticides, despite their known toxicity, are widely used in developing countries. Evaluating
the pattern of their use would be interesting to assess the appropriateness of adequate …

Malnutrition and frailty in community dwelling older adults living in a rural setting

C Boulos, P Salameh, P Barberger-Gateau - Clinical nutrition, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & aims Malnutrition and frailty are frequent and serious conditions within the
geriatric population. Both are of multifactorial origin and linked to adverse outcomes. The …

Social isolation and risk for malnutrition among older people

C Boulos, P Salameh… - Geriatrics & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Social isolation and loneliness are emerging issues among the geriatric population. The
relationships between both, and their impact on health and nutritional status in older people …

Preoperative patient education for open-heart patients: a source of anxiety?

M Deyirmenjian, N Karam, P Salameh - Patient education and counseling, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of preoperative patient
education on anxiety and recovery of the Lebanese patients undergoing open-heart surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Association between eating behavior and quarantine/confinement stressors during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak

C Haddad, M Zakhour, M Bou Kheir, R Haddad… - Journal of eating …, 2020 - Springer
Background Quarantine/confinement is an effective measure to face the Coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19). Consequently, in response to this stressful situation, people …

Antibiotic knowledge and self-medication practices in a developing country: A cross-sectional study

A Jamhour, A El-Kheir, P Salameh, P Abi Hanna… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Self-medication is identified by the World Health Organization as a major factor
leading to antibiotics overuse, misuse and resistance. This study's objectives were to …

Waterpipe smoking: construction and validation of the Lebanon Waterpipe Dependence Scale (LWDS-11)

P Salameh, M Waked, Z Aoun - Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Waterpipe smoking is becoming fashionable in Lebanon, but no studies have studied
nicotine dependence related to waterpipe smoking. A score was constructed from 21 items …