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G. Araj — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 33
Works: 156
Citations: 3,410

Most-cited papers

Update on laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis.
G. Araj
2010International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents266 citations
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Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Lebanese hospitals: retrospective nationwide compiled data.
Kamal Chamoun, Maya Farah, G. Araj, Z. Daoud +17 more
2016International Journal of Infectious Diseases130 citations Open access
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A compilation of antimicrobial susceptibility data from a network of 13 Lebanese hospitals reflecting the national situation during 2015–2016
R. Moghnieh, G. Araj, Lyn S. Awad, Z. Daoud +15 more
2019Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control91 citations Open access
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Evaluation of a Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Scheme for Typing Human Brucella Isolates in a Region of Brucellosis Endemicity
M. Kattar, Rola F. Jaafar, G. Araj, P. Le Flèche +4 more
2008Journal of Clinical Microbiology91 citations Open access
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Non-pyogenic infections of the spine.
G. Skaf, Z. Kanafani, G. Araj, S. Kanj
2010International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents79 citations
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Development and evaluation of real-time polymerase chain reaction assays on whole blood and paraffin-embedded tissues for rapid diagnosis of human brucellosis.
M. Kattar, P. Zalloua, G. Araj, Joumana N Samaha-Kfoury +4 more
2007Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease67 citations
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The threat of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Lebanon: an update on the regional and local epidemiology.
Rima El-Herte, S. Kanj, G. Matar, G. Araj
2012Journal of Infection and Public Health60 citations Open access
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Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Klebsiella quasipneumoniae Isolated from Lebanon
Harout Arabaghian, Tamara Salloum, Sahar Alousi, Balig Panossian +2 more
2019Scientific Reports57 citations Open access
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Detection of carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae producing NDM-1 in Lebanon.
Rima El-Herte, G. Araj, G. Matar, Maysa Baroud +2 more
2012Journal of Infection in Developing Countries57 citations Open access
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Bloodstream infections in febrile neutropenic patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon: a view of the past decade.
Z. Kanafani, Ghenwa K. Dakdouki, K. El-Chammas, S.Z.A. Eid +2 more
2007International Journal of Infectious Diseases55 citations Open access
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A reflection on bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents at a major tertiary care center in Lebanon over a decade.
G. Araj, Aline Z. Avedissian, Nadia S Ayyash, H. A. Bey +5 more
2012Lebanese Medical Journal54 citations
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Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter species: a seven-year experience from a tertiary care center in Lebanon
Z. Kanafani, Nada K. Zahreddine, Ralph Tayyar, J. Sfeir +3 more
2018Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control47 citations Open access
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Molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from a major hospital in Lebanon.
Houda H. Harastani, G. Araj, S. Tokajian
2014International Journal of Infectious Diseases46 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of Carbapenem resistant Escherichia coli recovered from a tertiary hospital in Lebanon
Christel Dagher, Tamara Salloum, Sahar Alousi, Harout Arabaghian +2 more
2018PLoS ONE44 citations Open access
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Toxins and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from a Major Hospital in Lebanon
S. Tokajian, D. Haddad, R. Andraos, F. Hashwa +1 more
2011ISRN Microbiology41 citations Open access
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Performance of seven serological assays for diagnosing tularemia
V. Chaignat, Marina Djordjević-Spasić, A. Ruettger, P. Otto +6 more
2014BMC Infectious Diseases40 citations Open access
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Upper room UVGI effectiveness with dispersed pathogens at different droplet sizes in spaces conditioned by chilled ceiling and mixed displacement ventilation system
Mohamad Kanaan, N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali, G. Araj
201538 citations
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies among individuals tested at hospitals and private laboratories in Beirut.
S. Bouhamdan, Loubna K Bitar, Hassan J Saghir, A. Bayan +1 more
2010Lebanese Medical Journal38 citations
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Correlation between Group B Streptococcal Genotypes, Their Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles, and Virulence Genes among Pregnant Women in Lebanon
A. Hannoun, M. Shehab, Marie-Therese Khairallah, Ahmad Sabra +5 more
2010International Journal of Microbiology36 citations Open access
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Frequency of conjugative transfer of plasmid-encoded ISEcp1 - blaCTX-M-15 and aac(6')-lb-cr genes in Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon - role of transferases
Mohamad Harajly, Marie-Therese Khairallah, J. Corkill, G. Araj +1 more
2010Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials35 citations Open access
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First report of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-8.1 gene from a clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from Lebanon
Tamara Salloum, Balig Panossian, I. Bitar, J. Hrabák +2 more
2020Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control34 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Shigella sonnei isolates from patients with bacilliary dysentery in Lebanon.
Ahmad Sabra, G. Araj, M. Kattar, R. Abi-Rached +3 more
2009Journal of Infection in Developing Countries34 citations Open access
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Candida profiles and antifungal resistance evolution over a decade in Lebanon.
G. Araj, Rima George Asmar, Aline Z. Avedissian
2015Journal of Infection in Developing Countries33 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization, toxin detection and resistance testing of human clinical Clostridium difficile isolates from Lebanon.
Fabian K. Berger, Sari Rasheed, G. Araj, R. Mahfouz +9 more
2018International Journal of Medical Microbiology31 citations Open access
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emm typing, antibiotic resistance and PFGE analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes in Lebanon.
Wael Bahnan, F. Hashwa, G. Araj, S. Tokajian
2011Journal of Medical Microbiology31 citations Open access
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Prenatal and neonatal Group B Streptococcus screening and serotyping in Lebanon: incidence and implications
M. Seoud, A. Nassar, P. Zalloua, Nansi S. Boghossian +8 more
2010Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica31 citations Open access
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Epidemiologic characteristics, serotypes, and antimicrobial susceptibilities of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates in a nationwide surveillance study in Lebanon.
Rima Hanna-Wakim, Hiba Chehab, Imane Mahfouz, F. Nassar +8 more
2012Vaccine30 citations Open access
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An unequivocal superbug: PDR Klebsiella pneumoniae with an arsenal of resistance and virulence factor genes.
A. Sleiman, Bassel Awada, Michele Mocadie, Nour Sherri +7 more
2021Journal of Infection in Developing Countries28 citations Open access
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New airborne pathogen transport model for upper-room UVGI spaces conditioned by chilled ceiling and mixed displacement ventilation: Enhancing air quality and energy performance
Mohamad Kanaan, N. Ghaddar, K. Ghali, G. Araj
201427 citations
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Whole Genome-Based Characterization of Multidrug Resistant Enterobacter and Klebsiella aerogenes Isolates from Lebanon
Georgi Merhi, Sara Amayri, I. Bitar, G. Araj +1 more
2022bioRxiv25 citations Open access
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Molecular Characterization of Candida auris Isolates at a Major Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon
Lina Reslan, G. Araj, M. Finianos, Rima G. El Asmar +3 more
2022Frontiers in Microbiology25 citations Open access
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Predominance of Candida Glabrata among Non-albicans Candida Species in a 16-Year Study of Candidemia at a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon
A. El Zakhem, Rachid Istambouli, Maria Alkozah, A. Gharamti +5 more
2021Pathogens24 citations Open access
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Tigecycline in vitro activity against commonly encountered multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens in a Middle Eastern country.
G. Araj, Georges Y. Ibrahim
2008Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease24 citations
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Molecular characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes group A isolates from a tertiary hospital in Lebanon.
Nathalie M. Karaky, G. Araj, S. Tokajian
2014Journal of Medical Microbiology23 citations Open access
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Genotypes and serotype distribution of macrolide resistant invasive and non- invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Lebanon
N. Taha, G. Araj, R. Wakim, S. Kanj +8 more
2012Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials23 citations Open access
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Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium simiae infection in a non-HIV patient.
M. Balkis, M. Kattar, G. Araj, S. Kanj
2009International Journal of Infectious Diseases23 citations Open access
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Study of KIR genes in Lebanese patients with tuberculosis.
R. Mahfouz, H. Halas, R. Hoteit, M. Saadeh +4 more
2011The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease22 citations
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The Emergence of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 24F in Lebanon: Complete Genome Sequencing Reveals High Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance Characteristics
Lina Reslan, M. Finianos, I. Bitar, M. Moumneh +12 more
2021Frontiers in Microbiology21 citations Open access
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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
Rima El-Herte, S. Kanj, G. Araj, H. Chami +1 more
2012Case Reports in Infectious Diseases21 citations Open access
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Trends and prevalence of intestinal parasites at a tertiary care center in Lebanon over a decade.
G. Araj, U. Musharrafieh, Ayat Haydar, Amal Ghawi +2 more
2011Lebanese Medical Journal21 citations
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TUBERCULOSIS BURDEN IN LEBANON: EVOLUTION AND CURRENT STATUS.
G. Araj, A. Saadé, L. Itani, Aline Z. Avedissian
2016Lebanese Medical Journal20 citations
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Evaluating the Efficacies of Carbapenem/β-Lactamase Inhibitors Against Carbapenem-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in vitro and in vivo
B. El-Hafi, Sari Rasheed, Antoine G. Abou Fayad, G. Araj +1 more
2019Frontiers in Microbiology19 citations Open access
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First case of Pasteurella multocida endocarditis of the tricuspid valve: a favorable outcome following medical treatment.
Mazen R Naba, G. Araj, Z. Kanafani, S. Kanj
2009International Journal of Infectious Diseases19 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Clostridium difficile toxinotypes in infected patients at a tertiary care center in Lebanon.
Romy Moukhaiber, G. Araj, K. A. Kissoyan, K. Cheaito +1 more
2015Journal of Infection in Developing Countries18 citations Open access
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In vitro activity of fosfomycin and other antimicrobials against uropathogenic Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae at a tertiary care center in Lebanon.
G. Araj, F. Jaber
2012Lebanese Medical Journal18 citations
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Genomic Characterization of Mutli-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clinical Isolates: Evaluation and Determination of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Activity and Resistance Mechanisms
I. Bitar, Tamara Salloum, Georgi Merhi, J. Hrabák +2 more
2022Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology17 citations Open access
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Incidence, outcome, and risk factors for recurrence of nosocomial Clostridioides difficile infection in adults: A prospective cohort study.
W. Karaoui, Louma Basma O Rustom, Halim Bou Daher, H. Rimmani +10 more
2019Journal of Infection and Public Health17 citations Open access
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First report of an Escherichia coli from Lebanon carrying an OXA-181 carbapenemase resistance determinant.
I. Bitar, Christel Dagher, Tamara Salloum, G. Araj +1 more
2018Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance17 citations
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Spread of CTX-M-15 Extended Spectrum β-lactamases Encoding Genes Among Enterobacteriaceae in the Middle Eastern Region
Maysa Baroud, G. Araj, G. Matar
201117 citations
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The impact of vaccination on the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease from a nationwide surveillance program in Lebanon: an unexpected increase in mortality driven by non-vaccine serotypes
Lina Reslan, Nour Youssef, Celina F Boutros, A. Assaf-Casals +40 more
2022Expert Review of Vaccines16 citations Open access
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