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Group A Streptococcus
Manage episode 329554015 series 2969403
A very successful pathogen - one that causes a spectrum of disease, from asymptomatic to life-threatening. On this episode we talk about Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), the various types of infections that it causes and how to manage them.
About our Guest:
Dr Yesholata Mahabeer is a principal pathologist currently based
at National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) KwaZulu Natal academic complex at
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban. She studied medicine at the
University of KwaZulu Natal. She subsequently completed her fellowship in microbiology
in 1999 followed by Masters in Medical Microbiology in 2015. She has worked in
several laboratories NLHS laboratories in Durban over the past 20 years. She
currently oversees paediatrics, neurosurgery and haematology wards. Her interests
include neurosurgical infections, mycology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
She plays an active role in undergraduate and post graduate microbiology
training.
Visit the Microbe Mail website to sign up for updates
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64 episoder
Manage episode 329554015 series 2969403
A very successful pathogen - one that causes a spectrum of disease, from asymptomatic to life-threatening. On this episode we talk about Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes), the various types of infections that it causes and how to manage them.
About our Guest:
Dr Yesholata Mahabeer is a principal pathologist currently based
at National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) KwaZulu Natal academic complex at
Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban. She studied medicine at the
University of KwaZulu Natal. She subsequently completed her fellowship in microbiology
in 1999 followed by Masters in Medical Microbiology in 2015. She has worked in
several laboratories NLHS laboratories in Durban over the past 20 years. She
currently oversees paediatrics, neurosurgery and haematology wards. Her interests
include neurosurgical infections, mycology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
She plays an active role in undergraduate and post graduate microbiology
training.
Visit the Microbe Mail website to sign up for updates
E-mail: mail.microbe@gmail.com
YouTube: Microbe Mail
Instagram: Microbe_Mail
Pinterest: @mailmicrobe
64 episoder
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