- 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:
- Virology and Mycology
- Infection Control & Management
- Microbiology
- Clinical Laboratory Bacteriology
Graduate courses:
- Microbiology for Health care workers
- Advanced Clinical Laboratory Microbiology
- Seminars in Specialized Topics
- Advanced Clinical Laboratory Bacteriology
- 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
- Resistance in Gram negative organisms
- Detection of antibiotic resistance genes by PCR
- Antibiotic consumption and correlation with antibiotic resistance
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