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Nabil Karah
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nabil.karah@umu.se
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+46 90 785 67 32
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Department of Molecular Biology
Section: Research group Bernt Eric Uhlin
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6K och 6L, Sjukhusområdet
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Publications
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2025
A cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antimicrobial resistance among Syrian health care professionals
IJID Regions
, Vol. 17
Alhosni, Hisham; Alahdab, Fares; Zakaria, Wasim; et al.
2025
Exploring risk factors and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns associated with bacteriuria among Syrian refugees in makeshift camps
Journal of Hospital Infection
, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 157 : 45-55
Kilani, M.; Al-Jamal, H.; Kasir, D.; et al.
2024
Colony phase variation switch modulates antimicrobial tolerance and biofilm formation in
Acinetobacter baumannii
Microbiology Spectrum
, American Society for Microbiology 2024, Vol. 12, (2)
Mushtaq, Fizza; Nadeem, Aftab; Yabrag, Abdelbasset; et al.
2024
Multidrug-resistant pathogens contaminate river water used in irrigation in disenfranchised communities
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 36 : 175-180
Osman, Marwan; Daaboul, Dina; Tajani, Anahita Ghorbani; et al.
2023
Insights into the genetic contexts of sulfonamide resistance among early clinical isolates of
Acinetobacter baumannii
Infection, Genetics and Evolution
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 112
Bala, Anju; Uhlin, Bernt Eric; Karah, Nabil
2023
Evidence of antimicrobial resistance in bats and its planetary health impact for surveillance of zoonotic spillover events: a scoping review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
, MDPI 2023, Vol. 20, (1)
Devnath, Popy; Karah, Nabil; Graham, Jay P.; et al.
2023
The acinetobacter baumannii website (ab-web): a multidisciplinary knowledge hub, communication platform, and workspace
FEMS Microbes
, Oxford University Press 2023, Vol. 4
Karah, Nabil; Mateo-Estrada, Valeria; Castillo-Ramírez, Santiago; et al.
2023
Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria: a spatiotemporal analysis
Conflict and Health
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2023, Vol. 17, (1)
Tabor, Ruby; Almhawish, Naser; Aladhan, Ibrahim; et al.
2023
Communicable diseases in northwest Syria in the context of protracted armed conflict and earthquakes
The Lancet - Infectious diseases
, Elsevier 2023 : 1-5
Tarnas, Maia C; Almhawish, Naser; Karah, Nabil; et al.
2023
Politicization of water, humanitarian response, and health in Syria as a contributor to the ongoing cholera outbreak
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 131 : 115-118
Tarnas, Maia C.; Karah, Nabil; Almhawish, Naser; et al.
2022
Weaponisation of water
The Lancet
, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 400, (10367) : 1925-1925
Abbara, Aula; Almhawish, Naser; Aladhan, Ibrahim; et al.
2022
Teleclinical Microbiology: An Innovative Approach to Providing Web-Enabled Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Syria
American Journal of Clinical Pathology
, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 157, (4) : 554-560
Karah, Nabil; Antypas, Konstantinos; Al-Toutanji, Anas; et al.
2021
Weaponizing water as an instrument of war in Syria: Impact on diarrhoeal disease in Idlib and Aleppo governorates, 2011–2019
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 108 : 202-208
Abbara, Aula; Zakieh, Omar; Rayes, Diana; et al.
2021
Protecting healthcare workers in conflict zones during the COVID-19 pandemic: Northwest Syria
Journal of Infection
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 82, (5) : 186-230
Almhawish, Naser; Karah, Nabil; Elferruh, Yasir; et al.
2021
CRISPR-based subtyping to track the evolutionary history of a global clone of
Acinetobacter baumannii
Infection, Genetics and Evolution
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 90
Karah, Nabil; Wai, Sun Nyunt; Uhlin, Bernt Eric
2021
High rates of antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates from microbiology laboratories in Syria
Journal of Infection
, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 82, (2) : E8-E10
Karamya, Zain Alabadeen; Youssef, Alexey; Adra, Ali; et al.
2020
The challenges of tuberculosis control in protracted conflict: The case of Syria
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 90 : 53-59
Abbara, Aula; Almalla, Mohamed; AlMasri, Ibrahim; et al.
2020
War, antimicrobial resistance, and Acinetobacter baumannii (WAMRA)
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 101 : 87-88
Abou Fayad, A.; El Diwachi, O.; Haraoui, L. P.; et al.
2020
Heavy Metal Toxicity in Armed Conflicts Potentiates AMR in A. baumannii by Selecting for Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Co-resistance Mechanisms
Frontiers in Microbiology
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2020, Vol. 11
Bazzi, Wael; Abou Fayad, Antoine G.; Nasser, Aya; et al.
2020
Molecular epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance features of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates from Pakistan
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
, Springer 2020, Vol. 19
Karah, Nabil; Khalid, Fizza; Wai, Sun Nyunt; et al.
2020
Guideline for Urine Culture and Biochemical Identification of Bacterial Urinary Pathogens in Low-Resource Settings
Diagnostics (Basel)
, MDPI 2020, Vol. 10, (10)
Karah, Nabil; Rafei, Rayane; Elamin, Wael; et al.
2020
Antimicrobial resistance in the protracted Syrian conflict: Halting a war in the war
Future Microbiology
, Future Medicine Ltd. 2020, Vol. 16, (11) : 825-845
Osman, Marwan; Rafei, Rayane; Ismail, Mohamad Bachar; et al.
2020
Control and management of multidrug resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii
: A review of the evidence and proposal of novel approaches
Infection Prevention in Practice
, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 2, (3)
Weinberg, S.E.; Villedieu, A.; Bagdasarian, N.; et al.
2019
Analysis of colony phase variation switch in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates
PLOS ONE
, Public Library Science 2019, Vol. 14, (1)
Ahmad, Irfan; Karah, Nabil; Nadeem, Aftab; et al.
2018
Antimicrobial resistance in the context of the Syrian conflict: Drivers before and after the onset of conflict and key recommendations
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 73 : 1-6
Abbara, Aula; Rawson, Timothy M.; Karah, Nabil; et al.
2018
A summary and appraisal of existing evidence of antimicrobial resistance in the Syrian conflict
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 75 : 26-33
Abbara, Aula; Rawson, Timothy M.; Karah, Nabil; et al.
2017
Antimicrobial Drug Resistance among Refugees from Syria, Jordan
Emerging Infectious Diseases
, Vol. 23, (5) : 885-886
Abbara, Aula; Al-Harbat, Nizar; Karah, Nabil; et al.
2017
Database for the ampC alleles in Acinetobacter baumannii
PLOS ONE
, PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE 2017, Vol. 12, (5)
Karah, Nabil; Jolley, Keith A.; Hall, Ruth M.; et al.
2016
Novel Aminoglycoside Resistance Transposons and Transposon-Derived Circular Forms Detected in Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
, Vol. 60, (3) : 1801-1818
Karah, Nabil; Dwibedi, Chinmay Kumar; Sjöström, Karin; et al.
2016
Rare Detection of the Acinetobacter Class D Carbapenemase bla(OXA-23) Gene in Proteus mirabilis
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
, Vol. 60, (5) : 3243-3245
Osterblad, Monica; Karah, Nabil; Halkilahti, Jani; et al.
2015
Phylogenetic and genomic diversity in isolates from the globally distributed Acinetobacter baumannii ST25 lineage
Scientific Reports
, Vol. 5
Sahl, Jason W.; Del Franco, Mariateresa; Pournaras, Spyros; et al.
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