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Karim Aoun
Affiliation : Tunis University · Habib hospital Thameur · Institut Pasteur de Tunis · Tunis El Manar University
- 130Publications (affiliation in Tunisia)
- 162Total publications
- 3110Citations
- 32h-index
Research profile
Karim Aoun has 130 indexed publications (2010–2026). Their work appears mainly in “American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene”, “Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique” and “Parasite”. Their most cited article, “Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in North Africa: a review” (2014), has been cited 232 times. 10 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in France, Pakistan, Algeria, South Korea.
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- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Trypanosoma species research and implications
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
Publications (130)
- Microscopy and Polymerase Chain Reaction on Giemsa-Stained Smears: A Combined Approach for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Diagnosis
- Three Leishmania species identified in domestic dogs in Tunisia: New insights into canine leishmaniosis
- Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major : Do humans play a role in amplifying transmission?
- Contribution of a combined approach using refined enterotyping and non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) to the characterization of the gut microbiota in Tunisia, North Africa
- Toxoplasma Transmission to the Fetus during the Periconceptional Period
- Epidemiological Profiles of Human Rabies Cases in Tunisia Between 2000 and 2022
- Place des méthodes biologiques dans le diagnostic néonatal de la toxoplasmose congénitale en Tunisie
- Identification de critères épidémiologiques et cliniques pour orienter le diagnostic de leishmaniose cutanée
- Apport des techniques basées sur la détection des antigènes de Leishmania dans le diagnostic de la leishmaniose cutanée zoonotique
- First detection of Leishmania major in dogs living in an endemic area of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia
- Clinical and immunological spectra of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in North Africa and French Guiana
- Canine Leishmania spp. infection in two distinct foci of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia
- Prévalence élevée d’infection par Cryptosporidium chez des patients atteints de cancer colorectal en Tunisie
- Amplicon-based next-generation sequencing of eukaryotic nuclear ribosomal genes (metabarcoding) for the detection of single-celled parasites in human faecal samples
- Diversity, Abundance and Leishmania infantum Infection Rate of Phlebotomine Sandflies in an Area with Low Incidence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northern Tunisia
- Imaging Leishmania major Antigens in Experimentally Infected Macrophages and Dermal Scrapings from Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Lesions in Tunisia
- Enriched PUFA environment of Leishmania infantum promastigotes promotes the accumulation of lipid mediators and favors parasite infectivity towards J774 murine macrophages
- ITS1 and cpb genetic polymorphisms in Algerian and Tunisian Leishmania infantum isolates from humans and dogs
- Connaissances du paludisme et attitudes préventives des voyageurs tunisiens vers les zones d'endémie palustre
- rs401502 and rs11575934 Polymorphisms of the IL-12 Receptor Beta 1 Gene are Protective Against Colorectal Carcinogenesis
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Algeria; Highlight on the Focus of M’Sila
- Association of CCR5Δ32 Deletion and Human Cytomegalovirus Infection With Colorectal Cancer in Tunisia
- Leishmaniose cutanée en Tunisie : confrontation clinico-dermoscopique
- Rapid high‐resolution melting method to identify human leukocyte antigen‐G (HLA‐G) 3′ untranslated region polymorphism +3142C/G (rs1063320)
- P226 Does faecal Calprotectin help differentiate inflammatory from fibrous stenosis in Crohn’s disease?
- Evaluation of six commercial kits for the serological diagnosis of Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis
- Design of multi-epitope peptides containing HLA class-I and class-II-restricted epitopes derived from immunogenic Leishmania proteins, and evaluation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses induced in cured cutaneous leishmaniasis subjects
- Assessment of Incubation Period of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis due to Leishmania major in Tunisia
- Nuclear and mitochondrial genome sequencing of North-African Leishmania infantum isolates from cured and relapsed visceral leishmaniasis patients reveals variations correlating with geography and phenotype
- Use of Immunomagnetic Separation tool in Leishmania promastigotes capture
- Contribution de la PCR en temps réel dans le diagnostic biologique de la leishmaniose cutanée : expérience de l’institut Pasteur de Tunis
- Potential Transmission Cycles of Leishmania tropica in a Historic Disease Focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Southeast Tunisia
- Particularités cliniques et thérapeutiques de la leishmaniose cutanée de la face : étude de 49 cas tunisiens
- Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in North Africa: a review
- Development and Assessment of Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica Specific Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assays for the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Tunisia
- Development and evaluation of molecular tools for detecting and differentiating intestinal amoebae in healthy individuals
- Knowledge and attitudes of Tunisian dog owners regarding leishmaniasis
- Unexpected diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma in a patient presenting with a secondary location of Leishmania parasites in the skin
- Leishmania Genome Dynamics during Environmental Adaptation Reveal Strain-Specific Differences in Gene Copy Number Variation, Karyotype Instability, and Telomeric Amplification
- Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium isolates from human populations in an urban area of Northern Tunisia
- Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Tunisia: Prenatal and Neonatal Diagnosis and Postnatal Follow-up of 35 Cases
- High-resolution melting-curve (HRM) analysis for C. meleagridis identification in stool samples
- Particularités de la prise en charge en Tunisie des séroconversions toxoplasmiques du troisième trimestre de grossesse
- Particularités de la prise en charge en Tunisie des séroconversions toxoplasmiques du troisième trimestre de grossesse
- Identification of Leishmania by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry Using a Free Web-Based Application and a Dedicated Mass-Spectral Library
- Temporal dynamics and Leishmania infantum infection prevalence of Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera, Phlebotominae) in highly endemic areas of visceral leishmaniasis in Tunisia
- Leishmania major large RAB GTPase is highly immunogenic in individuals immune to cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis
- Use of an Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) to test T-cell responsiveness to soluble Leishmania infantum antigen in whole blood of dogs from endemic areas
- Asymptomatic intestinal carriage of microsporidia in HIV-positive patients in Tunisia: prevalence, species, and pathogenesis
- Isolated cervical lymphadenopathy: Do not forget atypical leishmaniasis
- Apport de la présentation clinique dans la différentiation des trois formes de leishmaniose cutanée endémiques en Tunisie
- Prevalence and Subtype Identification of Blastocystis sp. in Healthy Individuals in the Tunis Area, Tunisia
- Diagnosis of Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis by detection of Leishmania -related antigen in urine and oral fluid samples
- Aspects épidémiologiques et cliniques de la leishmaniose cutanée à Kairouan-Tunisie et particularités chez l’enfant
- Comparison of Two Deparaffinization Techniques and Three DNA Extraction Methods from Paraffin-Embedded Biopsies
- Antileishmanial and cytotoxic potential of essential oils from medicinal plants in Northern Tunisia
- Larval Habitats Characterization and Species Composition of Anopheles Mosquitoes in Tunisia, with Particular Attention to Anopheles maculipennis Complex
- Profils épidémiologique, clinique et biologique de la leishmaniose viscérale infantile à l’hôpital de Kairouan (Tunisie) : à propos de 240 cas
- Airport malaria: report of four cases in Tunisia
- Hémophagocytose et coagulation intravasculaire disséminée au cours de la leishmaniose viscérale de l’adulte: trois nouveaux cas
- Investigation and analysis of an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ksar Ouled Dabbab, Tataouine (Tunisia), 2012-2013
- Réunion « Leishmaniose viscérale au Maghreb », 2–4 avril 2015 à Tunis. Recommandations
- Leishmaniose viscérale après transplantation rénale
- Leishmaniose muqueuse à type de macrochéilite : à propos de 5 cas
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in North Africa: a review
- Survey of the Parasite Toxoplasma gondii in Human Consumed Ovine Meat in Tunis City
- In Vitro Evaluation of a Soluble Leishmania Promastigote Surface Antigen as a Potential Vaccine Candidate against Human Leishmaniasis
- Heterogeneity of Molecular Resistance Patterns in Antimony-Resistant Field Isolates of Leishmania Species from the Western Mediterranean Area
- Mucosal leishmaniasis of the lip: an emerging clinical form in Tunisia
- Phlebotomus ( P araphlebotomus) riouxi : a synonym of P hlebotomus chabaudi without any proven vectorial role in T unisia and A lgeria
- Place de l’identification des leishmanies par la polymerase chain reaction – restriction fragment length polymerase dans l’étude de l’épidémiologie des leishmanioses cutanées en Tunisie
- Infections toxoplasmiques au cours de la grossesse : à propos de 94 cas diagnostiqués à l’institut Pasteur de Tunis
- Toxoplasmosis in the Middle East and North Africa
- Apport et limites de l’examen mycologique dans le diagnostic biologique des onychomycoses des pieds et des mains
- Les dermatophyties dans la région de Tunis : étude épidémiologique, clinique et mycologique (2006–2013)
- Identification of Leishmania at the species level with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
- Glycoprotein 60 Diversity in Cryptosporidium parvum Causing Human and Cattle Cryptosporidiosis in the Rural Region of Northern Tunisia
- Dépistage de la toxoplasmose materno-foetale : étude des cas suivis à l’Institut Pasteur de Tunis (2007–2010)
- Lesleishmaniosesvues au travers du réseau international des Instituts Pasteur
- Évaluation et apport du test OptiMAL-IT® dans le diagnostic du paludisme d’importation en Tunisie
- Intérêt de la dermosopie dans le diagnostic de la leishmaniose cutanée en Tunisie : 14 observations
- Caractérisation comparative des trois formes de leishmaniose cutanée endémiques en Tunisie
- Geographical distribution updating of Tunisian leishmaniasis foci: About the isoenzymatic analysis of 694 strains
- Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on Crude Leishmania Histone Proteins for Serodiagnosis of Human Infantile Visceral Leishmaniasis
- Genotype identification ofEnterocytozoon bieneusiisolates from stool samples of HIV-infected Tunisian patients
- [Ileocecal ameboma: a case diagnosed by pathology and molecular biology].
- Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among horses in Tunisia
- Diagnosis of Mediterranean Visceral Leishmaniasis by Detection of Leishmania Antibodies and Leishmania DNA in Oral Fluid Samples Collected Using an Oracol Device
- Habitats of the sandfly vectors of Leishmania tropica and L. major in a mixed focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in southeast Tunisia
- La cryptosporidiose chez les enfants atteints de déficits immunitaires primitifs par défaut d’expression de protéines du complexe majeur d’histocompatibilité classe II en Tunisie : à propos de 5 observations
- Co-infection par des microsporidies et des cryptosporidies chez un nouveau-né infecté par le VIH
- Tunisian Toxoplasma gondii strains genotyping by the use of AK69 marker
- Toxoplasmose congénitale faisant suite à une primo-infection maternelle en fin de grossesse
- La leishmaniose muqueuse en Tunisie : étude de 12 cas
- Prévalence et type des parasitoses associées aux maladies inflammatoires chroniques de l’intestin
- Direct Genotypic Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii Strains Associated with Congenital Toxoplasmosis in Tunisia (North Africa)
- Frequency of Drug Resistance Gene Amplification in ClinicalLeishmaniaStrains
- Advantages and limits of real-time PCR assay and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism for the identification of cutaneous Leishmania species in Tunisia
- [Imported malaria in Tunisia: consequences on the risk of resurgence of the disease].
- Mycétome fongique de la main : à propos du premier cas tunisien
Publication venues
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene × 9
- Bulletin de la Société de pathologie exotique × 8
- Parasite × 4
- Parasites & Vectors × 4
- Acta Tropica × 4
- Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie × 4
Publications per year
- 20265
- 20254
- 20241
- 20233
- 20227
- 20215
- 20208
- 20195
- 20186
- 20177
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Hôpital La Rabta · Faculté de médecine de Tunis · Hôpital Charles-Nicolle · Institut de Recherche pour le Développement · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Co-authors’ countries : France · Pakistan · Algeria · South Korea
Co-authors
- Aïda Bouratbine
- Olfa Souissi
- Emna Siala
- Imène Ben Abda
- Meriem Benabid
- Jamila Ghrab
- Rym Essid
- Hanen Chelbi
- Rania Maatoug
- Rym Ben Abdallah
- Samy Fenniche
- Najla Chabchoub
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