selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- Detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP). International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 379-380. 2014
- Molecular characterization of bacterial agents in asymptomatic bacteriuria diabetic patients in Trinidad & Tobago. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 118-118. 2014
- Molecular detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii by real-time PCR: Sensitivity depends on the target selection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 372-372. 2014
- Molecular epidemiology of VRE isolates from regional hospitals in Trinidad & Tobago. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 401-401. 2014
- Retrospective study to determine the correlation between the organism load of toxigenic Clostridium difficile and the C. difficile-associated disease. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. e374-e374. 2012
- A multiplex real-time PCR method for presumptive identification of NAP1 clone of Clostridium difficile from stools. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. e365-e365. 2010
- Detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from growth on mannitol salt oxacillin agar using PCR for nosocomial surveillance. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 13-18. 1999
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journal articles
- Genetic characteristics and molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci isolates from Caribbean countries. PLoS ONE. 12:e0185920-e0185920. 2017
- Molecular characterization of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates from Bermuda. PLoS ONE. 12:e0171317-e0171317. 2017
- Frozen vs Fresh Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Clinical Resolution of Diarrhea in Patients With RecurrentClostridium difficileInfection. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 315:142-142. 2016
- Molecular Analysis of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Regional Hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago. Advances in Medicine. 2016:1-8. 2016
- Evaluation of methods and costs for detecting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from clinical specimens at regional hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago.. West Indian Medical Journal. 57:24-27. 2008
- Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from regional hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 11:544-548. 2007
- Microscopic polyangiitis complicated by cerebral haemorrhage. Rheumatology International. 26:1057-1060. 2006
- Outbreaks of Infection Caused by Community‐Acquired Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Canadian Correctional Facility. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 16:343-348. 2005
- Molecular epidemiology of invasive Salmonella typhi in southeast Turkey. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI). 9:727-730. 2003
- Detection of Clinically Relevant Genotypes of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Nosocomial Surveillance Specimens by PCR. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 37:2090-2092. 1999
- Lack of Correlation between Vacuolating Cytotoxin Activity, cagA Gene in Helicobacter pylori , and Peptic Ulcer Disease in Children. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 17:653-656. 1998
- Mutations in cholesteryl ester transfer protein and hepatic lipase in a North American population. Clinical Biochemistry. 30:413-418. 1997
- Major metalloprotease gene of Serratia marcescens is conserved and provides a molecular typing method to differentiate clinical isolates. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 26:261-269. 1996
- Comparison of ribotyping, arbitrarily primed PCR, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for molecular typing of Listeria monocytogenes. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 34:15-19. 1996
- Cloning and analysis of duplicated rfbM and rfbK genes involved in the formation of GDP-mannose in Escherichia coli O9:K30 and participation of rfb genes in the synthesis of the group I K30 capsular polysaccharide. Journal of Bacteriology. 176:3126-3139. 1994
- Characterization of rcsB and rcsC from Escherichia coli O9:K30:H12 and examination of the role of the rcs regulatory system in expression of group I capsular polysaccharides. Journal of Bacteriology. 175:5384-5394. 1993
- The rcsA gene of Escherichia coli O9:K30:H12 is involved in the expression of the serotype-specific group I K (capsular) antigen. Journal of Bacteriology. 174:8-16. 1992