Geitani, Regina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-3555
Ayoub Moubareck, Carole
Touqui, Lhousseine
Karam Sarkis, Dolla
Funding for this research was provided by:
Saint Joseph University (FPH46)
Air Liquide
Article History
Received: 7 August 2018
Accepted: 8 February 2019
First Online: 8 March 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of Saint Joseph University with the reference code USJ-2014-23. The study did not make use of human subjects or tissues. It involved bacterial isolates obtained from existing clinical collections routinely assembled as part of laboratory practices of university hospitals. No specimens were collected for the purpose of this study. Studied isolates were accompanied by data that did not allow any patient identification (i.e. no names, birth dates, personal-, hospital-, or laboratory identification numbers were known) and the data were analyzed anonymously. Collection of isolates in each of the participating clinical laboratories was conducted as part of standard care and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and with the particular institutional ethical and professional standards. The need for patient consent for use of isolates was therefore waived by the ethical committee.
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