Blar i forfatter Det helsevitenskapelige fakultet "Essack, Sabiha"
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Burden, antibiotic resistance, and clonality of shigella spp. Implicated in community-acquired acute diarrhoea in Lilongwe, Malawi
Phiri, Abel F.N.D.; Abia, Akebe Luther King; Amoako, Daniel Gyamfi; Mkakosya, Rajab; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Essack, Sabiha; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-28)Although numerous studies have investigated diarrhoea aetiology in many sub-Saharan African countries, recent data on <i>Shigella</i> species’ involvement in community-acquired acute diarrhoea (CA-AD) in Malawi are scarce. This study investigated the incidence, antibiotic susceptibility profile, genotypic characteristics, and clonal relationships of <i>Shigella flexneri</i> among 243 patients ... -
Carbapenem resistance determinants acquired through novel chromosomal integrations in extensively drug-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa
Janice, Jessin; Agyepong, Nicholas; Owusu-Ofori, Alex; Govinden, Usha; Essack, Sabiha; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Pedersen, Torunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-17)Two novel bla<sub>DIM-1</sub>- or bla<SUB>IMP-1</SUB>-containing genomic islands (GIs) were discovered by whole-genome sequence analyses in four extensively drug-resistant (XDR) <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> isolates from inpatients at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. The strains were of sequence type 234 (ST234) and formed a phylogenetic clade together with ST111, which is recognized as a global ... -
β-lactam and fluoroquinolone resistance in Enterobacteriaceae from imported and locally-produced chicken in Mozambique
Faife, Sara Lino; Zimba, Tomas; Sekyere, John Osei; Govinden, Usha; Chenia, Hafizah Y.; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Sundsfjord, Arnfinn; Essack, Sabiha (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-31)Introduction: Plasmid-mediated resistance to β-lactam and fluoroquinolone antibiotics was investigated in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from retailed frozen chickens from Brazil, South Africa and Mozambique.<p> <p>Methodology: Carcass swabs and the liquid thaw of 33 chickens from each of the three countries constituted the total sample size of 198. Isolates were identified by biochemical tests, ...