| Antibiotic resistance in the food chain: a developing country-perspective LL Founou, RC Founou, SY Essack Frontiers in microbiology 7, 1881, 2016 | 256 | 2016 |
| 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 SY Essack, LMC Hall, DG Pillay, ML McFadyen, DM Livermore Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 45 (1), 88-95, 2001 | 208 | 2001 |
| Optimisation and characterisation of bioadhesive controlled release tetracycline microspheres S Govender, V Pillay, DJ Chetty, SY Essack, CM Dangor, T Govender International journal of pharmaceutics 306 (1-2), 24-40, 2005 | 187 | 2005 |
| Clinical and economic impact of antibiotic resistance in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis RC Founou, LL Founou, SY Essack PloS one 12 (12), e0189621, 2017 | 180 | 2017 |
| The development of β-lactam antibiotics in response to the evolution of β-lactamases SY Essack Pharmaceutical research 18 (10), 1391-1399, 2001 | 160 | 2001 |
| Characterization of ESBLs in Salmonella spp. at a tertiary hospital in Durban South Africa SY 49. Govinden, U., Mocktar, C., Moodley, P., Sturm AW and Essack Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 62, 86-91, 2008 | 72* | 2008 |
| Colistin and tigecycline resistance in carbapenemase‐producing Gram‐negative bacteria: emerging resistance mechanisms and detection methods J Osei Sekyere, U Govinden, LA Bester, SY Essack Journal of applied microbiology 121 (3), 601-617, 2016 | 69 | 2016 |
| Antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region: current status and roadmap for action SY Essack, AT Desta, RE Abotsi, EE Agoba Journal of public health 39 (1), 8-13, 2017 | 68 | 2017 |
| Review of established and innovative detection methods for carbapenemase‐producing Gram‐negative bacteria J Osei Sekyere, U Govinden, SY Essack Journal of applied microbiology 119 (5), 1219-1233, 2015 | 66 | 2015 |
| Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of TEM, SHV, and CTX-M in Clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Saudi Arabia AF Tawfik, AM Alswailem, AM Shibl, MHM Al-Agamy Microbial Drug Resistance 17 (3), 383-388, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
| Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter isolates from commercial poultry suppliers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa LA Bester, SY Essack Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 62 (6), 1298-1300, 2008 | 60 | 2008 |
| NOTA: a potent metallo-β-lactamase inhibitor AM Somboro, D Tiwari, LA Bester, R Parboosing, L Chonco, HG Kruger, ... Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 70 (5), 1594-1596, 2015 | 48 | 2015 |
| Treatment options for extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producers SY Essack FEMS microbiology letters 190 (2), 181-184, 2000 | 47 | 2000 |
| Antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from outpatients in urban and rural districts of Uganda CF Najjuka, DP Kateete, HM Kajumbula, ML Joloba, SY Essack BMC research notes 9 (1), 235, 2016 | 46 | 2016 |
| The molecular epidemiology and genetic environment of carbapenemases detected in Africa JO Sekyere, U Govinden, S Essack Microbial Drug Resistance 22 (1), 59-68, 2016 | 46 | 2016 |
| “Ten commandments” for the appropriate use of antibiotics by the practicing physician in an outpatient setting. G Levy-Hara, CF Amábile-Cuevas, I Gould, J Hutchinson, L Abbo, ... Frontiers in microbiology 2, 230, 2011 | 44 | 2011 |
| Prescriber and patient responsibilities in treatment of acute respiratory tract infections—essential for conservation of antibiotics A Van der Velden, MG Duerden, J Bell, JS Oxford, A Altiner, R Kozlov, ... Antibiotics 2 (2), 316-327, 2013 | 42 | 2013 |
| Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards antibiotic usage in Windhoek, Namibia DD Pereko, MS Lubbe, SY Essack Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases 30 (4), 134-137, 2015 | 38 | 2015 |
| Diversity and proliferation of metallo-β-lactamases: a clarion call for clinically effective metallo-β-lactamase inhibitors AM Somboro, JO Sekyere, DG Amoako, SY Essack, LA Bester Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84 (18), e00698-18, 2018 | 37 | 2018 |
| Laboratory detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs)—the need for a reliable, reproducible method SY Essack Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 37 (4), 293-295, 2000 | 37 | 2000 |
Dr. John Osei SekyereResearch Scientist, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University ofVerified email at tuks.co.za
