Position
Senior Lecturer/Senior Scientist
Office
Francois Retief Building: Block A
Qualifications
BSc, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2006
BSc Hons, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007
MSc, University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2011
PhD, University of Pretoria, 2016< body>< body>< body>
On-going research
1. Investigating the prevalence and distribution of bacterial infection in peritoneal dialysis patients at the Universitas hospital, Bloemfontein
2. Evaluating vancomycin susceptibility testing for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus using Vitek 2 system, Etest and microdilution test.
3. Molecular diagnosis and characterisation of Bordetella spp. in the southern Free State Province, South Africa
4. Investigate the epidemiological significance of Mycobacterium bovis in South Africa. (in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort Veterinary campus)< body>< body>
Zoonotic diseases
Antimicrobial resistance
Epidemiology of infectious diseases
Applied Molecular Biology