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  1. Draft Genome Sequence of an Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (CTX-M-15) producing Escherichia coli ST10 Isolated from a Nasal Sample of an Abattoir Worker in Cameroon

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Mushal Allam, Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, Luria Founou

  2. Draft Genome Sequencing of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase Enterobacter aerogenes Isolates from Swine and Human

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Mushal Allam, Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, Luria Founou

  3. Community pharmacists-Leaders for antibiotic stewardship in respiratory tract infection

    Article • Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, December 2017, Wiley

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  4. Molecular characterisation of multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa from a private hospital in Durban, South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  5. A situational analysis of current antimicrobial governance, regulation and utilisation in South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  6. A Review of Moxifloxacin for the Treatment of Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, July 2017, Wiley

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  7. Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Haemophilus parainfluenzae

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  8. Emerging fluoroquinolone and ketolide resistance in Haemophilus parainfluenzae in South Africa

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, April 2017, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  9. Effect of rifampicin and efavirenz on moxifloxacin concentrations when co-administered in patients with drug-susceptible TB

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, DR Maxwell Tawanda Chirehwa

  10. Fluoroquinolone, Macrolide, and Ketolide Resistance in Haemophilus parainfluenzae from South Africa

    Article • Microbial Drug Resistance, January 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  11. 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

  12. Antibiotic resistance profiles of Campylobacter species in the South Africa private health care sector

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, November 2016, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  13. Surveillance of antibiotic use in the private sector in Namibia using sales and claims data

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, November 2016, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  14. Antibiotic Resistance in the Food Chain: A Developing Country-Perspective

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, November 2016, Frontiers

    Luria Founou, Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  15. 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

  16. Plasmid-mediated resistance and virulence mechanisms in the private health sector in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: An investigation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates collected during a three month period

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  17. Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from outpatients in urban and rural districts of Uganda

    Article • BMC Research Notes, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  18. In vitroevaluation of metal chelators as potential metallo- β -lactamase inhibitors

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, March 2016, Wiley

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  19. Antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region: current status and roadmap for action

    Article • Journal of Public Health, March 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    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. Secondary school factors relating to academic success in first-year Health Science students

    Article • South African Journal of Higher Education, January 2016, Stellenbosch University

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  22. Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards antibiotic usage in Windhoek, Namibia

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  23. 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

  24. NDM-1, novel TEM-205, novel TEM-213 and other extended-spectrum β-lactamases co-expressed in isolates from cystic fibrosis patients from South Africa

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  25. Antibiotic use in Namibia: prescriber practices for common community infections

    Article • South African Family Practice, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  26. More action, less resistance: report of the 2014 summit of the Global Respiratory Infection Partnership

    Article • International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, February 2015, Wiley

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  27. NOTA: a potent metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack, Professor Per I Arvidsson

  28. An evaluation of antibiotic prescribing patterns in adult intensive care units in a private hospital in KwaZulu-Natal

    Article • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  29. Evaluation of MALDI Biotyping for Rapid Subspecies Identification of Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria via Protein Profiling

    Article • December 2014, Korean Society for Mass Spectrometry

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  30. Optimized Microwave Assisted Synthesis of LL37, a Cathelicidin Human Antimicrobial Peptide

    Article • International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, November 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  31. Demographic and microbiological profile of cystic fibrosis in Durban, South Africa

    Article • African Journal of Microbiology Research, August 2014, Academic Journals

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  32. Demographic and microbiological profile of cystic fibrosis in Durban, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  33. A framework for the non-antibiotic management of upper respiratory tract infections: towards a global change in antibiotic resistance

    Article • International Journal of Clinical Practice, November 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  34. Prescriber and Patient Responsibilities in Treatment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections — Essential for Conservation of Antibiotics

    Article • Antibiotics, June 2013, MDPI AG

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  35. Models for increasing the health workforce

    Article • South African Medical Journal, September 2012, Health and Medical Publishing Group

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  36. Observational Study of the Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter spp. from Different Poultry Production Systems in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • Journal of Food Protection, January 2012, International Association for Food Protection

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  37. Government funding as leverage for quality teaching and learning

    Article • Higher Education Management and Policy, December 2010, OECD

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  38. Antibiotic resistance via the food chain: Fact or fiction?

    Article • South African Journal of Science, September 2010, Academy of Science of South Africa

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  39. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter isolates from commercial poultry suppliers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  40. Characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamases in Salmonella spp. at a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  41. CMY-20, a novel AmpC-type β-lactamase from South African clinical Escherichia coli isolates

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  42. CTX-M-37 in Salmonella enterica serotype Isangi from Durban, South Africa

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  43. Optimisation and characterisation of bioadhesive controlled release tetracycline microspheres

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, December 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  44. Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate from South Africa with multiple TEM, SHV and AmpC β-lactamases

    Article • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  45. Complexity and Diversity of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Isolated in 1994 and 1996 at a Teaching Hospital in Durban, South Africa

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, January 2001, ASM Journals

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  46. Article • Pharmaceutical Research, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  47. Treatment options for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producers

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  48. Treatment options for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producers

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Letters, September 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack

  49. Laboratory detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)—The need for a reliable, reproducible method

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, August 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Sabiha Yusuf Essack