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  1. Antibiotic Resistance and Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection

    Article • Antibiotics, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Stella Smith

  2. Helicobacter pylori Infection: Antibiotic Resistance and Solutions for Effective Management in Africa

    Article • Antibiotics, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Stella Smith

  3. Evolving Technologies in Gastrointestinal Microbiome Era and Their Potential Clinical Applications

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, August 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Stella Smith

  4. Efflux pump activity, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance profile of Klebsiella spp. isolated from clinical samples at Lagos University Teaching Hospital

    Article • BMC Research Notes, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  5. New Insights into Bioactive Compounds from the Medicinal Plant Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. and Their Activity against Helicobacter pylori

    Article • Antibiotics, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Stella Smith

  6. Molecular detection of main resistance genes by nested PCR in Salmonella spp. isolated from raw meat and stool samples in Niger State, Nigeria

    Article • Minerva Biotecnologica, April 2020, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Stella Smith

  7. Duodenal ulcer promoting gene (DupA), plasticity region genes and sigma factors in H. pyloristrains from Nigeria

    Article • The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, February 2020, Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

    Dr Stella Smith

  8. Comparison of polymerase chain reaction-based genotyping of Helicobacter pylori by direct polymerase chain reaction from biopsies and cultures from patients with dyspepsia in Nigeria

    Article • Minerva Biotecnologica, December 2019, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Stella Smith

  9. Molecular diversity and antibiotic resistance gene profile of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from humans and food animals in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica, October 2019, Akademiai Kiado

    Abraham Ajayi, Dr Stella Smith

  10. Inhibitory effect of medicinal plants from Cameroon on the growth and adhesion of Helicobacter pylori

    Article • European Journal of Integrative Medicine, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Stella Smith

  11. Infections with Helicobacter pylori and challenges encountered in Africa

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, July 2019, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Stella Smith

  12. Antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter coli isolated from poultry farms in Lagos Nigeria – A pilot study

    Article • May 2019, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Stella Smith

  13. Detection of Helicobacter pylori and its virulence genes (cagA, dupA, and vacA) among patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa

    Article • BMC Gastroenterology, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  14. Correction to: Recurrent cholera epidemics in Africa: which way forward? A literature review

    Article • Infection, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  15. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among dyspeptic patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nigeria

    Article • Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica, January 2019, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Stella Smith

  16. Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern and Molecular Typing By PCR-RAPD Analysis of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Article • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters, December 2018, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

    Dr Stella Smith

  17. Recurrent cholera epidemics in Africa: which way forward? A literature review

    Article • Infection, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  18. Helicobacter pylori in patients with gastritis in West Cameroon: prevalence and risk factors for infection

    Article • BMC Research Notes, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Seraphine Esemu, Dr Stella Smith

  19. Helicobacter pylori infection in Africa: 2018 literature update

    Article • Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica, July 2018, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Stella Smith

  20. Molecular analysis of low-level tetracycline resistance in clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori among dyspeptic patients in South West Nigeria

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

    Dr Stella Smith

  21. Phenotypic and molecular detection of multi-drug resistant Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella species in retail raw beef and chicken

    Article • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease, August 2017, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Press

    Dr Stella Smith

  22. Helicobacter pylori strains from a Nigerian cohort show divergent antibiotic resistance rates and a uniform pathogenicity profile

    Article • PLOS One, May 2017, PLOS

    Dr Stella Smith

  23. Assessment of knowledge of participants on basic molecular biology techniques after 5-day intensive molecular biology training workshops in Nigeria

    Article • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, February 2017, Wiley

    Dr Stella Smith

  24. Influence of Helicobacter pylori infection on the prevalence and patterns of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in Nigerians with diabetes mellitus

    Article • Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2017, Medknow

    Dr Stella Smith

  25. Persistent Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in ambulatory human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Nigeria: Risk factors and molecular features

    Article • Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Samuel Taiwo, Dr Stella Smith

  26. Helicobacter pylori exploits human CEACAMs via HopQ for adherence and translocation of CagA

    Article • Nature Microbiology, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  27. Typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella infections in Africa

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  28. Serogenotyping and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Salmonella spp. isolated from retail meat samples in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Probes, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Stella Smith

  29. A comprehensive analysis of Helicobacter pylori plasticity zones reveals that they are integrating conjugative elements with intermediate integration specificity

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  30. Rabeprazole, clarithromycin, and amoxicillinHelicobacter pylorieradication therapy: Report of an efficacy study

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Stella Smith

  31. Molecular Characterization of the Circulating Strains of Vibrio cholerae during 2010 Cholera Outbreak in Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Health Population and Nutrition, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  32. Application of stool-PCR for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori from stool in Nigeria- a pilot study

    Article • SpringerPlus, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  33. An assessment of the emergency response among health workers involved in the 2010 cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Infection and Public Health, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Stella Smith

  34. Prevalence of a marker of active helicobacter pylori infection among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • BMC Research Notes, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  35. Non-plasmid Mediated Multi-drug Resistance in Vibrio and Aeromonas sp. Isolated from Seafoods in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Research Journal of Microbiology, February 2011, Science Alert

    Dr Stella Smith

  36. Multidrug Resistance and Plasmid Patterns of Escherichia coli O157 and Other E. coli Isolated from Diarrhoeal Stools and Surface Waters from Some Selected Sources in Zaria, Nigeria

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2010, MDPI AG

    Dr Stella Smith

  37. Mutagenic Screening of Crude Oil Fractions Using Modified Ames Test and Allium cepa (Linn) Assay

    Article • American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, January 2010, Science Publications

    Dr Stella Smith

  38. Antibiotic susceptibility patterns inHelicobacter pyloristrains from patients with upper gastrointestinal pathology in western Nigeria

    Article • British Journal of Biomedical Science, January 2009, Frontiers

    Dr Stella Smith

  39. Knowledge, perception and acceptability of microbicides among non-health care workers in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Public Health, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  40. Associated risk factors and pulsed field gel electrophoresis of nasal isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from medical students in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2007, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Dr Stella Smith

  41. Antibacterial Effect of Edible Plant Extract on Escherichia coli 0157:H7

    Article • Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, June 2006, Science Alert

    Dr Stella Smith

  42. Plasmid Profiles of Multidrug Resistant Local Uropathogenic Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Proteus spp. and Pseudomonas spp. Isolates

    Article • Journal of Biological Sciences, April 2006, Science Alert

    Dr Stella Smith

  43. Multidrug resistance in Salmonella enterica serovar typhi isolated from patients with typhoid fever complications in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Public Health, April 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Stella Smith

  44. Aetiological agents of vaginitis in Nigerian women

    Article • British Journal of Biomedical Science, January 2004, Frontiers

    Dr Stella Smith

  45. Comparison of three PCR methods for detection ofHelicobacter pyloriDNA and detection ofcagAgene in gastric biopsy specimens

    Article • World Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2004, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr Stella Smith

  46. Diagnostic methods for typhoid fever in Nigeria

    Article • British Journal of Biomedical Science, January 2004, Frontiers

    Dr Stella Smith

  47. Genotyping of Nigerian Helicobacter pylori isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, October 2003, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Stella Smith

  48. Effects of Ocimum gratissimum L. essential oil at subinhibitory concentrations on virulent and multidrug‐resistant Shigella strains from Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Apmis, April 2003, Wiley

    Dr Stella Smith

  49. Molecular typing of Nigerian Helicobacter pylori isolates by glmM restriction fragment length polymorphism

    Article • British Journal of Biomedical Science, January 2003, Frontiers

    Dr Stella Smith

  50. Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA, cagA and iceA genotypes in Nigerian patients with duodenal ulcer disease

    Article • Journal of Medical Microbiology, October 2002, Society for General Microbiology

    Dr Stella Smith

  51. EXAMINATION OF THE MICROBIAL STATUS OF SELECTED INDIGENOUS FERMENTED FOODS IN NIGERIA

    Article • Journal of Food Safety, July 2002, Wiley

    Dr Stella Smith

  52. Discriminatory Power of RAPD,PCR-RFLP and Southern Blot Analyses of ureCD or ureA Gene Probes on Helicobacter pylori Isolates

    Article • Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, June 2002, De Gruyter

    Dr Stella Smith

  53. Fingerprinting of Nigerian Helicobacter pylori isolates by plasmid profile and PCR

    Article • Journal of Basic Microbiology, March 2002, Wiley

    Dr Stella Smith

  54. High amoxycillin resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolated from gastritis and peptic ulcer patients in western Nigeria

    Article • Journal of Gastroenterology, January 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith

  55. Prevalence of EHEC O157:H7 in patients with diarrhoea in Lagos, Nigeria

    Article • Apmis, July 2000, Wiley

    Dr Stella Smith

  56. Antagonistic activity of bacteriocin produced byLactobacillus species from ogi, an indigenous fermented food

    Article • Journal of Basic Microbiology, June 1999, Wiley

    Dr Stella Smith

  57. Comparison of survival of diarrhoeagenic agents in two local weaning foods (ogi and koko)

    Article • Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, December 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Stella Smith

  58. Isolation and characterization of heavy metals resistant bacteria from Lagos Lagoon

    Article • Folia Microbiologica, October 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Stella Smith