Dr Usha Govinden

 

Person

Dr Usha Govinden

 

Telephone

 +27 (0)31 260 8251

Email

govindenu@ukzn.ac.za

Campus

Westville

Research Interests

Antimicrobial resistance

Designation

Senior Technician

 Biosketch  

Researchgate Profile

List of Publications

  1. An investigation of the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities of crocodile oil. Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2012) 143: 325-330 Sithabile Buthelezi, Colin Southway, Usha Govinden, Johannes Bodenstein, Karen du Toit
  2. Complexity and diversity of beta-lactamase expression in inhibitor resistant Escherichia coli from public hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South African Journal of Epidemiology and infection (2009):24(4): 29-33. Mocktar C, Govinden U, Sturm AW, Essack SY.
  3. Detection of mutations in the gyrA of clinical Salmonella spp. African Journal of Biotechnology (2009) 8: 3911- 3914. Govinden U, Mocktar C, Sturm AW, Moodley P, Essack SY
  4. CMY-20 A novel AmpC –type beta-lactamase from South African clinical Escherichia Coli isolates. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2008) 60: 405-408. Mocktar C, Govinden U, Sturm AW, Essack SY
  5. Characterisation of ESBLs in Salmonella spp. At a tertiary hospital in Durban South Africa. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (2008) 62: 86-91. Govinden U, Mocktar C, Sturm AW, Moodley P, Essack SY
  6. The effect of mutations in the AmpC promoter region on Beta-lactam resistance from an Escherichia coli clinical isolate in a public sector hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal of Biotechnology (2008) 7: 2547-2550, Mocktar C, Govinden U, Sturm AW, Essack SY
  7. Geographic evolution of the CTX-M Beta- lactamase- an update. African Journal of Biotechnology (2007) 6: 831-839 Govinden U, Mocktar C, Sturm AW, Moodley P, Essack SY
  8. TEM- 145 and TEM-146 Beta-lactamases produced by Escherichia coli isolates from state hospitals in Kwazulu- Natal South Africa. African Journal of Biotechnology (2007) 6: 493-496. Mocktar C, Govinden U, Sturm AW, Moodley P, Essack SY
  9. CTX-M-37 in Salmonella enterica  Serotype Isangi from Durban South Africa. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (2006) 28: 288-291 Govinden U, Mocktar C, Sturm AW, Moodley P, Essack SY