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  1. Metallo-beta-Lactamases, and Metallo-beta-Lactamase Inhibitors: updates

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2018, ASM Journals

    John Osei Sekyere, Anou Somboro

  2. Evaluation of 1, 4, 7-Triazacyclononane (TACN) as a potential Metallo-B-Lactamase inhibitor in Enterobacteriaceae: Restoring the Activity of B-lactams

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    John Osei Sekyere

  3. In Vitro Potentiation of Carbapenems with Tannic Acid Against Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Exploring Natural Products as Potential Carbapenemase Inhibitors

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    John Osei Sekyere

  4. The Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Gram-positive Bacteria in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis from a One Health Perspective

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    John Osei Sekyere

  5. Mcr colistin resistance gene: a systematic review of current diagnostics and detection methods

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, July 2018, Wiley

    John Osei Sekyere

  6. Faecal colonization of E. coli and Klebsiella spp. producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and plasmid-mediated AmpC in Mozambican university students

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    John Osei Sekyere, Dr Hafizah Y Chenia

  7. Genomic insights into nitrofurantoin resistance mechanisms and epidemiology in clinical Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • Future Science OA, April 2018, Future Science

    John Osei Sekyere

  8. ISAba1 Regulated OXA-23 Carbapenem Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Strains in Durban, South Africa

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, March 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    John Osei Sekyere

  9. Multi- and Extensively Drug Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in South Africa: a Molecular Analysis of Historical Isolates

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2018, ASM Journals

    John Osei Sekyere, Dr P Bernard Fourie

  10. Spread of Plasmid-Encoded NDM-1 and GES-5 Carbapenemases among Extensively Drug-Resistant and Pandrug-Resistant Clinical Enterobacteriaceae in Durban, South Africa

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, March 2018, ASM Journals

    John Osei Sekyere

  11. Emerging mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria and fungi: advances in the era of genomics

    Article • Future Microbiology, February 2018, Future Medicine

    John Osei Sekyere

  12. Candida auris : A systematic review and meta-analysis of current updates on an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, January 2018, Wiley

    John Osei Sekyere

  13. First Report of a Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequence of a Clinical Enterococcus faecalis Sequence Type 6 Strain from South Africa

    Article • Genome Announcements, December 2017, ASM Journals

    John Osei Sekyere

  14. Draft Genome Sequence of a Clinical Enterococcus faecium Sequence Type 18 Strain from South Africa

    Article • Genome Announcements, November 2017, ASM Journals

    John Osei Sekyere

  15. Genomic and phenotypic characterisation of fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in Enterobacteriaceae in Durban, South Africa

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2017, PLOS

    John Osei Sekyere

  16. Carbonyl Cyanide m-Chlorophenylhydrazine (CCCP) Reverses Resistance to Colistin, but Not to Carbapenems and Tigecycline in Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2017, Frontiers

    John Osei Sekyere

  17. Comparison of Existing Phenotypic and Genotypic Tests for the Detection of NDM and GES Carbapenemase- Producing Enterobacteriaceae

    Article • Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, December 2016, Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, John Osei Sekyere

  18. Current State of Resistance to Antibiotics of Last-Resort in South Africa: A Review from a Public Health Perspective

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, September 2016, Frontiers

    John Osei Sekyere

  19. Colistin and tigecycline resistance in carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria: emerging resistance mechanisms and detection methods

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, July 2016, Wiley

    John Osei Sekyere, Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  20. The Molecular Epidemiology and Genetic Environment of Carbapenemases Detected in Africa

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, January 2016, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, John Osei Sekyere

  21. Review of established and innovative detection methods for carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, September 2015, Wiley

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, John Osei Sekyere

  22. Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance amongSalmonella entericaSerovar Typhimurium Isolated from Pig Faeces in Ashanti Region, Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Antibiotics, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    John Osei Sekyere

  23. Antibiotic Types and Handling Practices in Disease Management among Pig Farms in Ashanti Region, Ghana

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Medicine, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    John Osei Sekyere