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e.sokhn@bau.edu.lb


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Beirut


Elie Salem Sokhn

Associate Professor


  • BS in General Biology, Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
  • Masters in Clinical Microbiology, University of Balamand, Beirut, Lebanon
  • PhD in Microbiology, University of Surrey, Guildford, London
  • Head of the Microbiology & Molecular Biology Departments, Hopital Libanais Geitaoui-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire 
  • ORCID #: 0000-0003-1519-6790 and SCOPUS #: 56035320500
     

Teaching

Undergraduate courses:

  1. Virology and Mycology
  2. Infection Control & Management
  3. Microbiology
  4. Clinical Laboratory Bacteriology

Graduate courses:

  1. Microbiology for Health care workers
  2. Advanced Clinical Laboratory Microbiology
  3. Seminars in Specialized Topics
  4. Advanced Clinical Laboratory Bacteriology
  5. Safe Environment and Infection Control

Publications:

Understanding and addressing β-lactam resistance mechanisms in gram-negative bacteria in Lebanon: A scoping review

Yara Khachab, Mohamad Hodroj, Elie Salem Sokhn

Heliyon, 2025; 11(3).

 

Antimicrobial activity of adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cell secretome against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Fatimah Shaaban, Elie Salem Sokhn, Charbel Khalil, and Fatima A. Saleh

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, (2025) 16:21

 

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Uropathogens among Neonates in Maternity Hospital, Kuwait: A Six-year Retrospective Study

Moghnia OH, Al Otaibi HS, Al Haqqan AM, Sokhn ES, Pathan SS, Abdulaziz NE, Mohammed HY, Al-Sweih NA.  

Medical Principles and Practice, 2025

 

Exploring AI governance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: gaps, efforts, and initiatives

Hana Trigui, Fatma Guerfali, Emna Harigua-Souiai, Radwan Qasrawi, Chiraz Atri,

Elie Salem Sokhn, Christo El Morr, Karima Hammami, Oussama Souiai, Jianhong Wu, Jude Dzevela Kong, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Sadri Znaidi.  

Data & Policy (2024), 6: e83.

 

From Spent Black and Green Tea to Potential Health Boosters: Optimization of Polyphenol Extraction and Assessment of their Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities

Ahlam Harfoush, Aseel Swaidan, Salma Khazaal, Elie Salem Sokhn, Nabil Grimi, Espérance Debs, Nicolas Louka, Nada El Darra.  

Antioxidants, 2024, 13, 1588.

 

Optimized Extraction of Polyphenols from Kiwifruit Peels and Their Biological Activities

Batoul Shkeir, Nada El Darra, Bilal Azakir, Salma Khazaal, Elie Salem Sokhn, Mohamed Koubaa, Richard G. Maroun, Nicolas Louka, and Espérance Debs.  

BioTech, 2024, 13(4).

 

Prevalence of bacteremia and antimicrobial resistance pattern among patients in South Lebanon

Zahra Hnaineh, Elie Salem Sokhn

American Journal of Infection Control, 2024.

 

Knowledge and prevalence of urinary tract infection among pregnant women in Lebanon

Iman Abu Aleinein, Elie Salem Sokhn

Heliyon Journal, 2024;10 (2024).

 

Gram-negative bacterial colonization in the gut: Isolation, characterization, and identification of resistance mechanisms

Yara Khachab, Said El Shamieh, Elie Salem Sokhn

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2024;17(2024).

 

AI-based epidemic and pandemic early warning systems: A systematic scoping review

Christo El Morr, Deniz Ozdemir*, Yasmeen Asdaah*, Antoine Saab, Yahya El-Lahib, Elie Salem Sokhn

Health Informatics Journal, 2024;30(3).

 

Identifying the panorama of potential pandemic pathogens and their key characteristics: a systematic scoping review

Yara Khachab, Antoine Saab, Christo El Morr, Yahya El-Lahib & Elie Salem

Sokhn

Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 20 Jun 2024.

 

Evaluation of synergistic/antagonistic antibacterial activities of fatty oils from apricot, date, grape, and black seeds

Farah M. Joujou, Nada El Darra, Hiba N. Rajha, Elie Salem Sokhn & Nisreen Alwan

Scientific Reports, (2024), 14:6532.

 

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hepatitis B Vaccination among Dentists in Lebanon

Ghassan Yared, Elie S Sokhn, Aynaa Al-Khatib, Cynthia Kassis, Ronald Younes

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, Volume 25 (2), 2024.

 

Evaluation of the Phenolic Composition and Biological Activities of Six Aqueous Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seed Extracts Originating from Different Countries: A Comparative Analysis

Aseel Swaidan, Bilal Azakir, Susanne Neugart, Naim Kattour, Elie Salem Sokhn, Tareq M. Osaili and Nada El Darra

Foods, 2023.

 

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Lebanon: association with inflammatory and infectious clinical markers

Pia Chedid & Elie Salem Sokhn

BMC Public Health, Volume 23 (2523), 2023.

 

Extended spectrum beta-lactamase carriage among elderly residents of a long-term care facility in Beirut

Wafaa Moghnieh, Mahdi Fadlallah, Fatima Saleh, Saria El-Hariri, Elie S Sokhn 

American Journal of Infection Control, 2023.

 

Epidemiology and resistance profiles of Enterobacterales in a tertiary care hospital in Lebanon: a 4-year retrospective study

Mahdi Fadlallah, Elie Salem Sokhn

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, Volume 17 (7), 2023.

 

High frequency and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from wound infections in North Lebanon

Afnan M Hamwi, Elie Salem-Sokhn

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2023.

 

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae among Lebanese patients

Saria A. El-Hariri, Fatima Saleh, Wafaa Moghnieh, and Elie S. Sokhn

JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2023.

 

Updates on the Status of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales in Lebanon

Mahdi Fadlallah, Ahmad Salman, and Elie Salem-Sokhn

International Journal of Microbiology, 2023.

 

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, Aia Assaf-Casals, Danielle Fayad, Sarah Khafaja, Fata Akl, Marc Finianos, Amena A. Rizk, Rouba Shaker, Alissar Zaghlout, Mireille Lteif, Bassam El Hafi, Mohammad Bahij Moumneh, Rita Feghali, Soha Ghanem, Tamima Jisr, Gilbert Karayakoupoglou, Malak Naboulsi, Monzer Hamze, Salam Samad, Elie Khoury, Ricardo Sarraf, Marwan Osman, Elie Bou Raad, Hadi El Amin, Ibrahim Abadi, Hicham Abdo, Marwan Chedid, Fatima Chamseddine, Angelique Barakat, Mohammad Houmani, Antoine Haddad, Georges Abdel Nour, Jacques E. Mokhbat, Ziad Daoud, Mohamad El-Zaatari, Elie Salem Sokhn, Nada Ghosn, Walid Ammar, Randa Hamadeh, Ghassan M. Matar, George F. Araj & Ghassan S. Dbaibo

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2022.

 

COVID-19 IN LEBANON: DEMOGRAPHICS AND DISTRIBUTION

Mahdi Fadlallah, Fadi Hobeiche, Marie therese Jamal, Elie Salem-Sokhn

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing, Volume 4, Issue 2, 2022.

 

Helicobacter Pylori interacts with Serum Vitamin D to influence Hypertension

Elie Salem-Sokhn, Ali Salami, Mirna Fawaz, Ali H Eid, Said El Shamieh.

Current Aging Science, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2021.

 

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Laboratory Profiles of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis Isolates as Agents of Urinary Tract Infection in Lebanon: Paving the Way for Better Diagnostics

Elie S Sokhn, Ali Salami, Ali El Roz, Lamis Salloum, Hisham F Bahmad, Ghassan Ghssein.

Medical sciences, Volume 8, 2020.

 

Prevalence and Characterization of Multi-Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated From Lebanese Poultry: A Nationwide Study

Iman Dandachi, Elie S. Sokhn, Elias A. Dahdouh, Eid Azar, Bassel El-Bazzal, Jean-Marc Rolain, and Ziad Daoud.

Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 9, 2018.

 

Resistance and Clonality in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp., and Relationship with Antibiotic Consumption in Major Lebanese Hospitals

Ziad Daoud, Elie Salem-Sokhn, Elias Dahdouh, Jihad Irani, Ghassan M. Matar, Shira Doron

Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, Volume 0, 2017.

 

Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Lebanese Hospital Wastewater: Implication in the One Health Concept.

Daoud Z, Farah J, Salem Sokhn E, El Kfoury K, Dahdouh E, Masri K, Afif C, Abdel-Massih RM, Matar GM.

Microbial Drug Resistance, Volume 00, 2017.

 

Carriage of Beta Lactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae among Nursing Home Residents in North Lebanon

Dandachi I, Sokhn ES, Najem E, Azar E, Daoud Z.

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 45, Pages 24–31, 2016.

 

Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections of Lebanese Patients between 2005 and 2012: Epidemiology and Profiles of Resistance.

Ziad Daoud, Elie M. Salem Sokhn, Khalil Masri, Katia Cheaito, Nathaline Haidar-Ahmad, GHASSAN M. MATAR and Shira Doron.

Frontiers in Medicine, Volume 2, 2015.

 

Mutant Prevention Concentrations of Imipenem and Meropenem against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii.

E. Dahdouh, S.H. Shoucair, S. E. Salem, and Z. Daoud

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014 (2014), 7 pages, 2014.

 

Mutant Prevention Concentrations of Ciprofloxacin against Urinary Isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Ziad Daoud, Elie Salem Sokhn, Eid Azar, Khalil Masri, Shira Doron.

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, Volume 8 (2), 6 pages, 2014.

 

Resistance of Gram-Negative Bacilli in Lebanon

S. E. Salem, E. Dahdouh, and Z. Daoud

ISRN Infectious Diseases, Volume 2013 (2013), 6 pages, 2012.

 

Abstracts

A Practical Approach to Evaluating Machine Learning Algorithms for Anomaly Detection in Epidemic Surveillance

A Saab, AH Dabboussi, C Abi Khalil, J Rahme, E Salem Sokhn, C El Morr.  

Medical Informatics Europe Conference (MIE), Glasgow, Scotland, 19-21 MAY 2025.

 

Enhancing Epidemic Early Warning Systems With Social Media Data

Nadine Kachmar, Deniz Ozdemir, Iman Yousuf, Abdul Hamid Dabboussi, Antonie Saab, Elie Salem-Sokhn, Christo El Morr.  

IC2AI25, La Sagesse University, Furn El Chebbak, Beirut (February 11-13 2025).

 

Identifying the Emerging Potential Infectious Diseases: A Scoping Review

Yara Khachab, Antoine Saab, Christo El Morr, Yahya El-Lahib, Elie Salem Sokhn

AMR symposium, The Sheraton Centre, Toronto (19-20 Nov, 2024).

 

Predicting Infectious Disease Outbreaks: The Power of AI in Early Warning Systems.

Ozdemir, D. H., Asdaah, Y., Saab, A., El-Lahib, Y., Salem Sokhn, E., & El Morr, C.

The Conference for Undergraduate Health Research (2024, May 10), Toronto.

 

The Potential Harnessing AI for Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness: A Review of Early Warning Systems

El Morr, C., Ozdemir, D. H., Asdah, Y., Saab, A., El-Lahib, Y., & Salem Sokhn, E.

The PEPP MENA Forum (April 23, 2024), Beirut

 

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Lebanon: association with inflammatory and infectious clinical markers

P. Chedid and E. Sokhn

57th Annual Scientific Meeting – 7–9 June 2023, Prague, Czech Republic

 

In Vitro Assessment of Colistin-Carbapenem Activity Against Acinetobacter Spp Recovered from Lebanese Patients

Micheline Soudeiha, Elie Salem Sokhn, Ziad Daoud, Dolla Sarkis

ASM Microbe 2018 - American Society for Microbiology 118th Annual Meeting and 58th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), 7-11 June 2018, Atlanta (USA)

 

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of beta-lactamases and clonality in Acinetobacter spp. in a Lebanese hospital

M. Hajjar Soudeiha, Z. Daoud, E. Salem Sokhn, D. Karam Sarkis

28th European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), 21–24 April 2018, Madrid, Spain

 

Resistance and Clonality in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp., and Relationship with Antibiotic Consumption in Major Lebanese Hospitals

Ziad Daoud, Maroun Bou Zerdan, Youssef Bou Ferraa, Mohamad Wahoud, Ziad Al Hassan, Elie Salem, Elias Dahdouh, Ghassan Matar.

LAAS Conference (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science), University of Balamand, Al Kurah, Lebanon, April 25-26, 2018

 

Multi-drug Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli In Lebanese Poultry

Iman Dandachi, Ahmad Sleiman, Elie Salem, Elias Dahdouh, Bassel Bazzal, Jean-Marc Rolain, Ziad Daoud

LAAS Conference (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science), University of Balamand, Al Kurah, Lebanon, April 25-26, 2018

 

ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in two major Lebanese hospitals: molecular epidemiology and correlation with consumption (Poster + Oral presentation)

Anas Obeid, Peter Maliha, Samah Abdallah, Estelle Akl, maria Deeb, Hassan El Moussawi, Elie Salem-Sokhn, Ghassan Matar, Ziad Daoud

19th Annual Congress of the Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases & Clinical Microbiology - LSIDCM, 22-24 February 2018- Le Royal Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon

 

In vitro analysis of colistin-carbapenem combination activity against Acinetobacter spp infection

Micheline Soudeiha, Elie Salem Sokhn, Ziad Daoud, Dolla Sarkis

19th Annual Congress of the Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases & Clinical Microbiology - LSIDCM, 22-24 February 2018- Le Royal Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Molecular epidemiology and clonality of Acinetobacter spp in a Lebanese hospital over a period of one year

Micheline Soudeiha, Elie Salem Sokhn, Ziad Daoud, Dolla Sarkis

19th Annual Congress of the Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases & Clinical Microbiology - LSIDCM, 22-24 February 2018- Le Royal Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Prevalence and characterization of multidrug resistant isolates isolated from Lebanese poultry, a nationwide study

Iman Dandachi, Elie Salem Sokhn, Elias Dahdouh, Caren Challita, Seydina M.Diene, Jean-Marc Rolain, Ziad Daoud

27th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 22–25 April 2017, Vienna, Austria

 

Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infections of Lebanese Patients between 2005 and 2013: Epidemiology and Profiles of Resistance

Ziad Daoud, Elie S. Salem, José Kmeid, Maher Balkis, Eid Azar, Khalil Masri

115th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 30 May –2 June 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

The Evolutionary History of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) between 2005 and 2009

Elie S. Salem, Antoine Asmar, Hicham Abdel Nour, Ziad Daoud

115th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, 30 May –2 June 2015, New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Carriage of ESBL, AmpC and Carbapenemase producing Enterobacteriaceae Among Nursing Home Residents in North Lebanon

I. Dandashi, E.S. Salem, E. Azar, Z. Daoud

25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 25–28 April 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

NDM-1 producing Enterobacter cloacae isolated from hospital wastewater in Lebanon

Z. Daoud, E.S. Salem, K.Kfoury, R. Abdel Massih, G. Matar

25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 25–28 April 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacter cloacae in the wastewater of a Lebanese Hospital

Ziad Daoud, Elie Salem, Khalil Kfoury, Roula M. Abdel-Massih, Ghassan Matar

LAAS Conference (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science), USJ, Mathaf, Beirut, Lebanon, April 15-17, 2015

 

Occurrence of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli in Nursing Home Residents of North Lebanon (Oral Presentation)

Iman Dandachi, Elie Salem, Eid Azar, Claude Afif, Salam Samad, Khalil Masri, Ziad Daoud

LAAS Conference (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science), USJ, Mathaf, Beirut, Lebanon, April 15-17, 2015

 

Prevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of ESBL producing E. coli and K. pneumoniae in Lebanese Medical Centers; Strong Correlation between Antibiotic Consumption and Resistance to Cephalosporins and Ciprofloxacin

Ziad Daoud, Elie Salem-Sokhn, Jihad Irani, Katia Cheaito, Nathaline Haidar-Ahmad, Ghassan M. Matar, Shira Doron

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), 8-12 October 2014, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

blaCTX-M-15 predominates in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from Lebanese patients

E. Salem, RM. La Ragione, A. Cottell, J. Ritchie, Z. Daoud

54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 5-9 September 2014, Washington, D.C., United States of America

 

Impact of a Short Message Service Alert system of MDR bacteria on Antibiotic Prescription and Consumption

Ziad Daoud, Marie-Ann Abou Jaoudeh, Elie Salem Sokhn, Elias Dahdouh, Khalil Masri, Shira Doron

54th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 5-9 September 2014, Washington, D.C., United States of America

 

Epidemiology and resistance of S. aureus infections at Saint George Hospital-UMC, Beirut

Z. Daoud, E.S. Salem, A.Asmar, H. Abdel-Nour, C. Afif, E. Azar

24th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 10–13 May 2014, Barcelona, Spain

 

Epidemiology and Resistance of S. aureus infections in Beirut

Ziad Daoud, Elie Salem, Antoine Asmar, Hicham Abdel-Nour, Claude Afif, Eid Azar

20th LAAS International Science Conference, Advanced Research for Better Tomorrow, Doctoral School of Sciences and Technology, Lebanese University, Hadath, Lebanon, March 27-29, 2014

 

Genetic and Phenotypic Diversity of ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in North Lebanon

Salem, S.E, Laragione, R.M, Cottell, A., Ritchie, J., Daoud, Z.

53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 10 September 2013, Denver, Colorado

 

Mutant Prevention Concentration of Carbapenems against Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.

Dahdouh, E., Shoucair, S.H, Salem, S.E., Daoud, Z.

53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 10 September 2013, Denver, Colorado

 

Epidemiology and resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii in the north of Lebanon (ePoster)

Z. Daoud, K. Masri, S. Samad, E.S Salem, T. Sfeir

23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27–30 April 2013, Berlin, Germany

 

Ciprofloxacin mutant prevention concentrations in urinary extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL)-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae (Poster session)

Z. Daoud, E.S Salem, E. Azar, K. Masri, S. Doron

23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27–30 April 2013, Berlin, Germany

 

Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL)-organism among nursing home residents: dynamics, risk factors and clinical implications (Poster session)

E. Azar, M. Jallad, J. Irani, C. Afif, E. Salem, Z. Daoud

23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27–30 April 2013, Berlin, Germany

 

Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in hospital waste water of a third world country in transition (Poster session)

K. Kfoury, R.M. Abdel-Massih, E.S Salem, C. Afif, Z. Daoud

23rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27–30 April 2013, Berlin, Germany

 

Molecular epidemiology of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in North Lebanon (Oral presentation, LAAS conference)

Salem, SE, La Ragione, RM, Cottell, A, Ritchie, J, Daoud, Z

Oral presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, April 5- 2013, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Detection and analysis of multi drug resistant Gram-negative bacilli in the waste water of a general hospital in Beirut (Oral presentation, LAAS conference)

K. Kfoury, R. Abdel Massih, E. Salem, Z. Daoud

Oral presentation at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, April 5- 2013, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Antibiotic consumption and resistance in Lebanon (Oral presentation, EGRBS conference)

Z. Daoud, S. Barakat, E. Salem, C. Afif

Oral presentation at the American University of Science and Technology (AUST), May 31- 2011, Achrafieh, Lebanon

 

Phenotypic Characterization of beta-Lactamases and Post Antibiotic Effect of Tigecycline on Gram Negative Bacilli Isolated from Lebanese Patients (Poster session)

S. Barakat, E. Salem, Z. Daoud

4th Annual Poster Conference in Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Lebanese American University, May 4, 2011, Jbeil, Lebanon

 

Phenotypic detection of ESBL and prevalence of CTX-M-15 gene among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae (Poster session)

E.Salem, E.Chalhoub, J.Irani, E. Azar

Lebanese and Arab Society of infectious disease, October 2010, Beirut, Lebanon

 

Correlation of consumption and resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Lebanon (Poster session)

Z. Daoud, M. Hajjar, E. Salem, E. Azar, C. Afif

21st ECCMID, 27th ICC, May 7-10, Milano, Italy

 

Research interests

  1. Resistance in Gram negative organisms
  2. Detection of antibiotic resistance genes by PCR
  3. Antibiotic consumption and correlation with antibiotic resistance