Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Molecular Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Neonatal and Maternal Infections, and Antibiotic Use and Resistance.
Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage.
Contribution of nosocomial transmission to Klebsiella pneumoniae neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: An observational study of infection clusters inferred from pathogen genomics and temporal data.
Development of a Bloodstream Infection Surveillance Programme at a Resource-Limited South African Neonatal Unit.
Prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonisation in hospitalised neonates.
Ciprofloxacin resistance in <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> : phenotype prediction from genotype and global distribution of resistance determinants
Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria.
Assessment of three antibiotic combination regimens against Gram-negative bacteria causing neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries.
Displacement of Hospital-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clones by Heterogeneous Community Strains in Kenya over a 13-Year Period.
Enhanced pathogen identification among patients with clinically suspected meningitis.
Clinical implications of molecular drug resistance testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a 2023 TBnet/RESIST-TB consensus statement
Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacterales bloodstream infections at eight sub-Saharan African hospitals (MBIRA): a prospective cohort study
Epidemiology, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in Africa: A systematic review.
Colistin use in a carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacterales</i> outbreak at a South African neonatal unit.
Circumstances for treatment and control of invasive Enterobacterales infections in eight hospitals across sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study
Neonatal sepsis and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries from a facility-based birth cohort: an international multisite prospective observational study
Neonatal sepsis and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries from a facility-based birth cohort: an international multisite prospective observational study.
Effect of antibiotics on the human microbiome: a systematic review.
Tracing TB: Are there predictors for active TB disease in patients with Xpert Ultra trace results?
Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections at one South African hospital
Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections at one South African hospital.
Implementation of a customised antimicrobial resistance laboratory scorecard in Cameroon, Ethiopia and Kenya.
A five-year retrospective descriptive study on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of candidaemia at a tertiary hospital in South Africa.
Corrigendum: Carriage of colistin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in children from communities in Cape Town (Tuberculosis child multidrug-resistant preventive therapy trial sub-study).
More than <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> : specific site-of-disease microbial communities, functional capacities, and their distinct clinical profiles in tuberculous lymphadenitis
Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria that cause neonatal sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries
Characterization of antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative bacteria that cause neonatal sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries.
Effects of antibiotic resistance, drug target attainment, bacterial pathogenicity and virulence, and antibiotic access and affordability on outcomes in neonatal sepsis: an international microbiology and drug evaluation prospective substudy (BARNARDS).
<i>In Vitro</i> Antifungal Resistance of Candida auris Isolates from Bloodstream Infections, South Africa.
A retrospective analysis of pathogen profile, antimicrobial resistance and mortality in neonatal hospital-acquired bloodstream infections from 2009-2018 at Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa.