@article {101533,
	title = {Distribution of carbapenemase-producing and colistin resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Batna hospitals, Algeria},
	journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
	volume = {25},
	year = {2025},
	abstract = {
	Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution and genetic determinants of carbapenemase production and colistin resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii isolates recovered from three health care facilities in the city of Batna, Algeria.



	Methods A prospective study was conducted between 2021 and 2022 on 46 Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates, which were collected and identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using the disk diffusion method and colistin minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by broth microdilution method. Carbapenemase and colistin resist ance determinants were detected by qPCR.



	Results The 46 clinical isolates were mainly from the intensive care unit (52.17\%) and the burns unit (17.39\%). The strains were collected primarily from pus samples (34.78\%) and blood samples (17.39\%). Eleven strains were classified as colistin-resistant, with MICs ranging from 4 to 128 μg/mL. The blaOXA-24 gene was detected in 63.04\% of the isolates, followed by the blaOXA-23 gene (43.47\%). Nine strains were positive for both blaOXA-23-like and blaOXA-24-like genes. The blaNDM gene was detected in eight isolates (17.39\%), including two which co-expressed a blaOXA-24 gene. In contrast, all strains were negative for the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mcr-1 to mcr-5 and mcr-8.



	Conclusion Here, we report a high prevalence of carbapenemases-producing A. baumannii isolates in Batna hospi tals. Notably, this study is the first to identify A. baumannii isolates co-producing OXA-24 and NDM carbapenemases and to report the first detection of colistin-resistant A. baumannii co-producing OXA-24 and OXA-23 carbapenemases from a patient in Algeria.



	Keywords Acinetobacter baumannii, blaOXA-23, blaOXA-24, blaNDM, Algeri

},
	url = {https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12879-025-11198-6.pdf},
	author = {Bouali, Asma and Esma Bendjama and Zineb Cherak and Mennaai, Meriem and Kassah-Laouar, Ahmed and Jean-Marc Rolain and Lotfi Loucif}
}
@article {62468,
	title = {Detection of NDM-5 and MCR-1 antibiotic resistance encoding genes in Enterobacterales in long-distance migratory bird species Ciconia ciconia, Algeria},
	journal = {Science of The Total Environment},
	volume = {814},
	year = {2022},
	month = {2022},
	abstract = {
	β-lactams and colistin resistance in\&nbsp;Enterobacterales\&nbsp;is a global public health issue. In this study we aimed to investigate the occurrence and genetic determinants of Extended-Spectrum β-lactamases, carbapenemases and\&nbsp;mcr-encoding-genes in\&nbsp;Enterobacterales\&nbsp;isolates recovered from the migratory bird species\&nbsp;Ciconia ciconia\&nbsp;in an Algerian city. A total of 62 faecal samples from white storks were collected. Samples were then subjected to selective isolation of β-lactams and colistin-resistant-Enterobacterales. The representative colonies were identified using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionisation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Susceptibility testing was performed using the disk-diffusion method. ESBL, carbapenemases, and colistin resistance determinants were searched for by PCR and sequencing. The clonality relationships of the obtained isolates were investigated by multilocus sequence typing assays. Mating experiments were carried out to evaluate the transferability of the carbapenemase and\&nbsp;mcr-genes. Forty-two isolates were identified as follows:\&nbsp;Escherichia\&nbsp;coli\&nbsp;(n\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;33),\&nbsp;Klebsiella\&nbsp;pneumoniae\&nbsp;(n\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;4),\&nbsp;Proteus\&nbsp;mirabilis\&nbsp;(n\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;4) and\&nbsp;Citrobacter freundii\&nbsp;(n\&nbsp;=\&nbsp;1). Molecular analysis showed that twelve isolates carried the\&nbsp;blaESBL\&nbsp;genes alone, fifteen\&nbsp;E. coli\&nbsp;isolates were positive for the\&nbsp;blaOXA-48\&nbsp;gene, six isolates were NDM-5-carriers (two\&nbsp;P. mirabilis, two\&nbsp;K. pneumoniae\&nbsp;and two\&nbsp;E. coli) and eight\&nbsp;E. coli\&nbsp;strains were positive for the\&nbsp;mcr-1\&nbsp;gene. MLST results showed a high clonal diversity, where NDM-5-producing strains were assigned to two sequence types (ST167 for\&nbsp;E. coli\&nbsp;and ST198 for\&nbsp;K. pneumoniae), whereas the\&nbsp;mcr-1\&nbsp;positive\&nbsp;E. coli\&nbsp;isolates belonged to ST58, ST224, ST453, ST1286, ST2973, ST5542, ST9815 and the international high-risk resistant lineage ST101. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of\&nbsp;blaNDM-5\&nbsp;gene in white storks and also the first describing the\&nbsp;mcr-1\&nbsp;gene in white storks in Algeria. This study underlines the important role of migratory white storks as carriers of high-level drug-resistant bacteria, allowing their possible implication as indicators and\&nbsp;sentinels\&nbsp;for antimicrobial resistance surveillance.

},
	isbn = {0048-9697},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152861},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Chelaghma, Widad and Zineb Cherak and Esma Bendjama and Beroual, Ferhat and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {62491,
	title = {Emergence of metallo-β-lactamases and OXA-48 carbapenemase producing gram-negative bacteria in hospital wastewater in Algeria: a potential dissemination pathway into the environment},
	journal = {Microbial Drug Resistance},
	volume = {28},
	number = {1},
	year = {2022},
	month = {2022},
	pages = {23-30},
	abstract = {
	Antibiotic-resistant bacteria can leave hospitals and therefore contaminate the environment and, most likely, humans and animals, through different routes, among which wastewater discharge is of great importance. This study aims to assess the possible role of hospital sewage as reservoir and dissemination pathway of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (GNB). Carbapenem-resistant GNB were selectively isolated from wastewater collected from a public hospital in Batna, Algeria. Species identification was carried out using matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, and antibiotic susceptibility was evaluated by the disc diffusion method. β-Lactamase production was investigated phenotypically using the double-disk synergy assay and the modified CarbaNP test, then the molecular mechanisms of β-lactam-resistance were studied by PCR and sequencing. Ten Enterobacteriaceae and 14 glucose-nonfermenting GNB isolates were obtained. All Enterobacteriaceae isolates were positive for OXA-48 and TEM-1D β-lactamases, where seven of them coproduced an extended-spectrum β-lactamase. VIM-2 carbapenemase was detected in six glucose-nonfermenting GNB isolates. However, three\&nbsp;Pseudomonas aeruginosa, one\&nbsp;Comamonas jiangduensis\&nbsp;and one\&nbsp;Acinetobacter baumannii\&nbsp;isolates were positive for VIM-4 variant. In addition, NDM-1 enzyme was detected in four\&nbsp;A. baumannii\&nbsp;isolates. Our findings highlight the potential impact of hospital wastewater in the spread of drug resistance mechanisms outside of hospitals.

},
	isbn = {1076-6294},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2020.0617},
	author = {Zineb Cherak and Lotfi Loucif and Moussi, Abdelhamid and Esma Bendjama and Benbouza, Amel and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {62674,
	title = {Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in aquatic environments: A review},
	journal = {Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {25},
	year = {2021},
	month = {2021},
	pages = {287-309},
	abstract = {
	Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest public-health challenges worldwide, especially with regard to Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). Carbapenems are the β-lactam antibiotics of choice with the broadest spectrum of activity and, in many cases, are the last-resort treatment for several bacterial infections. Carbapenemase-encoding genes, mainly carried by mobile genetic elements, are the main mechanism of resistance against carbapenems in GNB. These enzymes exhibit a versatile hydrolytic capacity and confer resistance to most β-lactam antibiotics. After being considered a clinical issue, increasing attention is being giving to the dissemination of such resistance mechanisms in the environment and especially through water. Aquatic environments are among the most significant microbial habitats on our planet, known as a favourable medium for antibiotic gene transfer, and they play a crucial role in the huge spread of drug resistance in the environment and the community. In this review, we present current knowledge regarding the spread of carbapenemase-producing isolates in different aquatic environments, which may help the implementation of control and prevention strategies against the spread of such dangerous resistant agents in the environment.

},
	isbn = {2213-7165},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716521000928},
	author = {Zineb Cherak and Lotfi Loucif and Moussi, Abdelhamid and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {62673,
	title = {Epidemiology of mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes in aquatic environments},
	journal = {Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {27},
	year = {2021},
	month = {2021},
	pages = {51-62},
	abstract = {
	Colistin is one of the last-line therapies against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, especially carbapenemase-producing isolates, making resistance to this compound a major global public-health crisis. Until recently, colistin resistance in Gram-negative bacteria was known to arise only by chromosomal mutations. However, a plasmid-mediated colistin resistance mechanism was described in late 2015. This mechanism is encoded by different mobile colistin resistance (mcr) genes that encode phosphoethanolamine (pEtN) transferases. These enzymes catalyse the addition of a pEtN moiety to lipid A in the bacterial outer membrane leading to colistin resistance. MCR-producing Gram-negative bacteria have been largely disseminated worldwide. However, their environmental dissemination has been underestimated. Indeed, water environments act as a connecting medium between different environments, allowing them to play a crucial role in the spread of antibiotic resistance between the natural environment and humans and other animals. For a better understanding of the role of such environments as reservoirs and/or dissemination routes of mcr genes, this review discusses primarily the various water habitats contributing to the spread of antibiotic resistance. Thereafter, we provide an overview of existing knowledge regarding the global epidemiology of mcr genes in water environments. This review confirms the global distribution of mcr genes in several water environments, including wastewater from different origins, surface water and tap water, making these environments reservoirs and dissemination routes of concern for this resistance mechanism.

},
	isbn = {2213-7165},
	url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34438108/},
	author = {Zineb Cherak and Lotfi Loucif and Moussi, Abdelhamid and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {62675,
	title = {MCR-5-Producing Colistin-Resistant Cupriavidus gilardii Strain from Well Water in Batna, Algeria},
	journal = {Msphere},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2021},
	month = {2021},
	abstract = {
	This paper presents the first description of the\&nbsp;mcr-5.1\&nbsp;gene in a colistin-resistant Cupriavidus gilardii isolate from well water that supplies a maternity hospital in Algeria. The whole-genome sequence of this strain showed the presence of putative β-lactamase,\&nbsp;aac(3)-IVa, and multidrug efflux pump-encoding genes, which could explain the observed multidrug resistance phenotype. Our findings are of great interest, as we highlight a potential contamination route for the spread of\&nbsp;mcr\&nbsp;genes.\&nbsp;



	IMPORTANCE\&nbsp;Colistin resistance mediated by\&nbsp;mcr\&nbsp;genes in Gram-negative bacteria has gained significant attention worldwide. This is due to the ability of these genes to be horizontally transferred between different bacterial genera and species. Aquatic environments have been suggested to play an important role in the emergence and spread of this resistance mechanism. Here, we describe the first report of an\&nbsp;mcr-5-positive Cupriavidus gilardii aquatic isolate through its isolation from well water in Algeria. The significance of our study is in shedding the light on an important environmental reservoir of\&nbsp;mcr\&nbsp;genes.

},
	isbn = {2379-5042},
	url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34468167/},
	author = {Zineb Cherak and Lotfi Loucif and Ben-Khedher, Mariem and Moussi, Abdelhamid and Benbouza, Amel and Baron, Sophie Alexandra and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {62606,
	title = {Miscarriage Risk Factors for Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study in Eastern Algeria\&rsquo;s Population},
	journal = {The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India},
	volume = {72},
	year = {2021},
	month = {2021},
	pages = {1-12},
	abstract = {
	Background



	Miscarriage is defined as an adverse and unexpected termination of pregnancy; it is the most frequent pregnancy complication. Here, we aimed to identify the factors predisposing to miscarriage in pregnant women in Eastern Algeria and the effect of the combination of several factors, including maternal Body Mass Index (BMI), maternal age, concomitant pathologies, and nutrients, and to predict the occurrence of miscarriage.



	Methods



	A total of 786 pregnant women from Eastern Algeria were interviewed between 2011 and 2015. Association between miscarriage exposure and identified risk factors was assessed using a Generalized Linear Model (GLM), ANOVA test, Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), and Hierarchical Clustering Analysis (HCA). Throughout this study, we sought to find answers, discuss this association, and predict the occurrence of miscarriage.



	Results



	We developed a predictive model for miscarriage, and we found that miscarriage was significantly higher for pregnant women aged over 35\&nbsp;years (1.75; 95\% CI: 0.75{\textendash}4.37;\&nbsp;p = 0.208), with a high BMI (\&gt; 25\&nbsp;kg/m2), (1.88; 95\% CI:1.28{\textendash}2.78;\&nbsp;p = 0.001). We have highlighted that miscarriage is strongly associated with hypertension (1.67; 95\% CI: 1.16{\textendash}2.39;\&nbsp;p = 0.006), diet rich in meat (0.60; 95\% CI: 0.33{\textendash}1.04;\&nbsp;p = 0.075), and moderate in fish (2.32; 95\% CI: 1.18{\textendash}4.58;\&nbsp;p = 0.015).



	Conclusion



	Our study proved that knowing these risk factors helps to establish predictive models and strategies to prevent tragic pregnancy outcomes and highlights the link between miscarriage and several risk factors; and thus, will allow protecting mother and fetus health.

},
	isbn = {0975-6434},
	url = {10.1007/s13224-021-01564-0},
	author = {Kalla, Adel and Lotfi Loucif and Yahia, Mouloud}
}
@article {62605,
	title = {Prevention of congenital malformations for pregnant women: A predictive model based on a study in eastern Algeria{\textquoteright}s population},
	journal = {Journal of Biological Research-Bollettino della Societ{\`a} Italiana di Biologia SperimentaleJournal of Biological Research-Bollettino della Societ{\`a} Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale},
	volume = {94},
	year = {2021},
	month = {2021},
	isbn = {2284-0230},
	author = {Kalla, Adel and Lotfi Loucif and Yahia, Mouloud}
}
@article {62677,
	title = {Vegetables and Fruit as a Reservoir of β-Lactam and Colistin-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria: A Review},
	journal = {MicroorganismsMicroorganisms},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2021},
	month = {2021},
	pages = {2534},
	author = {Chelaghma, Widad and Lotfi Loucif and Bendahou, Mourad and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {61522,
	title = {Diversity and distribution patterns of endophytic mycoflora of Atlas cedar, Cedrus atlantica (Endl) G. Manetti ex Carri{\`e}re, needles in Belezma biosphere reserve (Batna, Algeria)},
	journal = {Biodiversity Journal},
	volume = {12},
	number = {3},
	year = {2021},
	pages = {573{\textendash}583},
	abstract = {
	This study aims to assess the diversity and distribution of fungal mycoflora developing on Cedrus atlantica (Endl) G. Manetti ex Carri{\`e}re needles in three sites in the Belezma National Park (Biosphere Reserve, Northeast - Algeria). Three sites were sampled according to a cedar decline gradient, these are the massifs of: Telmet (healthy site), Boumerzoug (moderately depressed) and Tougurt (decayed site). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) molecular analysis, allows identifying 19 endophytic mycotaxa. All the identified species have a weak occurrence frequency (less than 25\%). In terms of specific richness, the moderately depressed site (Boumerzoug) homes the largest number of taxa (S = 17), followed by healthy site of Telmet (12 taxa), while the depressed site of Tougurt was the least populated (8 taxa). The hierarchical classification analysis (HCA) showed that the taxonomic composition of endophyte associations differs clearly from one site to another according to the cedar decline. The clustering representing healthy massif brings 2 species which are demanding phytoparasitic endophytes (Fusarium sp. and Xylaria sp.). The group associated to moderately depressed site hosts 7 taxa with a wide ecological valence, such as: Canariomyces notabilis, Canariomyces vonarxii, Chaetomium aegilopis, Coniolariella hispanica and Penicillium kubanicum. Then, mycoflora group noted in the decayed cedar includes 10 taxa, in particular, saprophytic mycotaxa relatively less demanding with a high ecological valence like: Biscogniauxia mediterranea, Alternaria arborescens, A. tenuissima and three species of Chaetomium genus. The mycotaxa distribution is related to the specific conditions of colonized trees. Taxa specific to healthy and decayed massifs would represent bio indicators of the phytosanitary and ecological conditions of colonized cedars.

},
	url = { https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.3.573.583},
	author = {Cherak, Imen and Abdelkrim Si Bachir and Cherak, Lakhdar and Cherif Ghazi and Lotfi Loucif and Sellami, Mahdi}
}
@article {63123,
	title = {First detection of an OXA-48-producing Enterobacter cloacae isolate from currency coins in Algeria},
	journal = {Journal of Global Antimicrobial ResistanceJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {23},
	year = {2020},
	month = {2020},
	pages = {162-166},
	isbn = {2213-7165},
	author = {Esma Bendjama and Lotfi Loucif and Chelaghma, Widad and Attal, Chahrazed and Bellakh, Fatma Zohra and Benaldjia, Randa and Kahlat, Im{\`e}ne and Meddour, Amna and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {64851,
	title = {First detection of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in community-acquired urinary tract infection in Algeria},
	journal = {Journal of global antimicrobial resistanceJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018},
	pages = {115-116},
	isbn = {2213-7173},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Chelaghma, Widad and Helis, Yassine and Sebaa, Farida and Baoune, Rayane Douniazed and Zaatout, Wafa and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65050,
	title = {Migratory white stork (Ciconia ciconia): a potential vector of the OXA-48-producing Escherichia coli ST38 clone in Algeria},
	journal = {Microbial Drug ResistanceMicrobial Drug Resistance},
	volume = {24},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018},
	pages = {461-468},
	isbn = {1076-6294},
	author = {Amira Bouaziz and Lotfi Loucif and Ammar Ayachi and Karima Guehaz and Esma Bendjama and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65113,
	title = {Petroleum degradation by endophytic Streptomyces spp. isolated from plants grown in contaminated soil of southern Algeria},
	journal = {Ecotoxicology and environmental safetyEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety},
	volume = {147},
	year = {2018},
	month = {2018},
	pages = {602-609},
	isbn = {0147-6513},
	author = {Baoune, Hafida and Aminata Ould El Hadj-Khelil and Graciela Pucci and Pedro Sineli and Lotfi Loucif and Polti, Marta Alejandra}
}
@article {64284,
	title = {Draft Genome Sequence of Streptomyces specialis Type Strain GW41-1564 (DSM 41924)},
	journal = {Genome AnnouncementsGenome Announcements},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017},
	pages = {e00101-17},
	isbn = {2169-8287},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Michelle, Caroline and Terras, J{\'e}r{\^o}me and Jean-Marc Rolain and Raoult, Didier and Fournier, Pierre-Edouard}
}
@article {64285,
	title = {First detection of VIM-2 metallo-β-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas putida in Blattella germanica cockroaches in an Algerian hospital},
	journal = {Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {61},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017},
	pages = {e00357-17},
	isbn = {0066-4804},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Zineb Cherak and Chamlal, Naima and Esma Bendjama and Gacemi-Kirane, Djamila and Grainat, Nadia and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {64243,
	title = {Molecular characterisation of carbapenemases in urban pigeon droppings in France and Algeria},
	journal = {Journal of global antimicrobial resistanceJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017},
	pages = {103-110},
	isbn = {2213-7165},
	author = {Houda Morakchi and Lotfi Loucif and Gacemi-Kirane, Djamila and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65325,
	title = {Co-occurrence of blaNDM-1 with blaOXA-23 or blaOXA-58 in clinical multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in Algeria},
	journal = {Journal of global antimicrobial resistanceJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {136-141},
	isbn = {2213-7165},
	author = {Abir Ramoul and Lotfi Loucif and Bakour, Sofiane and Amiri, Sabrina and Dekhil, Mazouz and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65383,
	title = {First report of German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) as reservoirs of CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-and OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Batna University Hospital, Algeria},
	journal = {Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {6377-6380},
	isbn = {0066-4804},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Gacemi-Kirane, Djamila and Zineb Cherak and Chamlal, Naima and Grainat, Nadia and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65382,
	title = {German cockroaches (Blattella germanica): reservoirs of CTX-M-15 ESBL and OXA-48 carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae in Batna university hospital, Algeria: First report},
	journal = {Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	isbn = {0066-4804},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Gacemi-Kirane, Djamila and Zineb Cherak and Chamlal, Naima and Grainat, Nadia and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65535,
	title = {Identification of vancomycin-susceptible major clones of clinical Enterococcus from Algeria},
	journal = {Journal of Global Antimicrobial ResistanceJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {78-83},
	isbn = {2213-7165},
	author = {Nadjette Bourafa and Abat, C{\'e}dric and Lotfi Loucif and Olaitan, Abiola Olumuyiwa and Bentorki, Ahmed Aimen and Boutefnouchet, Nafissa and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65415,
	title = {Manuscript in molecular description and phylogeny of pythium mediterraneum, a novel species isolated from south mediterranean wetlands (case of the freshwater oubeira lake, northeastern Algeria)},
	journal = {Advances in Environmental BiologyAdvances in Environmental Biology},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {192-199},
	isbn = {1995-0756},
	author = {Kachour, Leila and Lotfi Loucif and Alayat, Hacene and Gacemi-Kirane, Djamila}
}
@article {65381,
	title = {Outbreak of OXA-48-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Involving aSequence Type 101 Clone in Batna University Hospital, Algeria.},
	journal = {Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {60},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {7494},
	abstract = {Seven nonredundant ertapenem-resistant\&nbsp;Klebsiella pneumoniae\&nbsp;isolates were collected between May 2014 and 19 January 2015 in the nephrology and hematology units of Batna University Hospital in Algeria. All strains coproduced the\&nbsp;blaOXA-48,\&nbsp;blaCTX-M-15,\&nbsp;blaSHV-1, and\&nbsp;blaTEM-1D\&nbsp;genes. Six of these isolates belonged to the pandemic clone sequence type 101 (ST101). The\&nbsp;blaOXA-48\&nbsp;gene was located on a conjugative IncL/M-type plasmid. This is the first known outbreak of OXA-48-producing\&nbsp;K. pneumoniae\&nbsp;isolates involving an ST101 clone in Batna University Hospital.},
	author = {Lotfi Loucif and Kassah-Laouar, Ahmed and Saidi, Mahdia and Messala, Amina and Chelaghma, Widad and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65970,
	title = {Category: NEW MICROBES IN HUMANS},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015},
	isbn = {2052-2975},
	author = {Nadjette Bourafa and Lotfi Loucif and Boutefnouchet, Nafissa and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65927,
	title = {High prevalence of bla NDM-1 carbapenemase-encoding gene and 16S rRNA armA methyltransferase gene among Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates in Egypt},
	journal = {Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {59},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015},
	pages = {3602-3605},
	isbn = {0066-4804},
	author = {Mohamed Abd El-Gawad El-Sayed-Ahmed and Magdy Ali Amin and Wael Mustafa Tawakol and Lotfi Loucif and Bakour, Sofiane and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {65843,
	title = {MALDI-TOF MS as a tool to detect a nosocomial outbreak of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-and ArmA methyltransferase-producing Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolates in Algeria},
	journal = {Antimicrobial Agents and ChemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {59},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015},
	pages = {6477-6483},
	isbn = {0066-4804},
	author = {Nour Chems el Houda Khennouchi and Lotfi Loucif and Boutefnouchet, Nafissa and Allag, Hamoudi and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {66023,
	title = {Outbreak of Serratia marcescens coproducing ArmA and CTX-M-15 mediated high levels of resistance to aminoglycoside and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases, Algeria},
	journal = {Microbial Drug ResistanceMicrobial Drug Resistance},
	volume = {21},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015},
	pages = {470-476},
	isbn = {1076-6294},
	author = {Rima Batah and Lotfi Loucif and Olaitan, Abiola Olumuyiwa and Boutefnouchet, Nafissa and Allag, Hamoudi and Jean-Marc Rolain}
}
@article {66455,
	title = {Emergence of VIM-2 and IMP-15 carbapenemases and inactivation of oprD gene in carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Lebanon},
	journal = {Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapyAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy},
	volume = {58},
	year = {2014},
	month = {2014},
	pages = {4966-4970},
	isbn = {0066-4804},
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