Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Medical Microbiology
Ehlers, MM
BSc (Agric)(Mikr) BSc (Agric)(Hons) MSc PhD - Senior Lecturer
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2170
Fax number: 012 321 9456
E-mail address: marthie.ehlers@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Antimicrobial resistance/ Nosocomial infection / Infectious diseases
Mycobacterium spp and their antibiotic resistance patterns
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Ehlers MM, Veldsman C, Makgotlho PE, Dove MG, Hoosen AA, Kock MM: 2009. Detection of blaSHV1 blaTEM and blaCTX-M antiobiotic resistance genes in randomly selected bacterial pathogens from the Steve Biko Academic Hospital. Fems Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 56, pp 191-196.
Veldsman C, Kock MM, Rossouw TM, Nieuwoudt MJ, Maeurer M, Hoosen AA, Ehlers MM: 2009. QuantiFERON-TB GOLD ELISA assay for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antigens in blood specimens of HIV-positive patients in a high-burden country. Fems Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 57, pp 269-273.
Makgotlho PE, Kock MM, Hoosen AA, Lekalakala R, Omar SV, Dove MG, Ehlers MM: 2009. Molecular identification and genotyping of MRSA isolates. Fems Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 57 (2), pp 104-115.
Potgieter N, Becker PJ, Ehlers MM: 2009. Evaluation of the CDC safe water-storage intervention to improve the microbiological quality of point-of-use drinking water in rural communities in South Africa. Water SA, 35 (4) / Jul, pp 505-516, Full Text
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