Genomic and clinical epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Lebanon: a prospective multicenter study 2020-2024.
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| Title: | Genomic and clinical epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Lebanon: a prospective multicenter study 2020-2024. |
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| Authors: | Dakroub F; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. fd31@aub.edu.lb.; Parasites and Microbes Programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK. fd31@aub.edu.lb., Boutros CF; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Teixeira D; Parasites and Microbes Programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK., Alkalamouni H; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Hamzah N; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Hourani N; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Haddara A; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Dalle S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Khreis D; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Tawil E; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Baasiri S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Zein ZE; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Naser M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Korman R; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Sraj M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Salameh Y; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Merhi S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Faour K; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Tfaily N; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Damaj S; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Taleb M; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Ghanem S; Department of Pediatrics, Makassed General Hospital, Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Pediatrics, Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon., Dakdouki G; Department of Pediatrics, Hammoud Hospital University Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon., Shaker R; Department of Pediatrics, New Mazloum Hospital, Tripoli, North, Lebanon., Chokr I; Department of Pediatrics, Rafic Hariri University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon., Breish D; Department of Pediatrics, Bekaa Hospital, Bekaa, Lebanon., Karam M; Department of Pediatrics, Keserwan Medical Center, Jounieh, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon., Melhem NM; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Division of Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Fayad AA; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Zaraket H; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon., Harrison EM; Parasites and Microbes Programme, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK.; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Matar GM; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. gmatar@aub.edu.lb.; Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. gmatar@aub.edu.lb.; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology, and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, 1107, Lebanon. gmatar@aub.edu.lb., Dbaibo GS; Center for Infectious Diseases Research (CIDR) and WHO Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. gdbaibo@aub.edu.lb.; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. gdbaibo@aub.edu.lb.; Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, 1107, Lebanon. gdbaibo@aub.edu.lb. |
| Source: | BMC infectious diseases [BMC Infect Dis] 2026 Jan 28; Vol. 26 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jan 28. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968551 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2334 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712334 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Infect Dis Subsets: MEDLINE |
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