In this episode Vin talks to experienced microbiologist Dr Jennifer Coetzee about an increasingly urgent issue: multidrug-resistant infections. With resistance to common antibiotics on the rise, the need for novel treatment agents has never been more pressing.

Dr. Coetzee shares her insights on the latest treatments making headway in the fight against multidrug-resistant infections.

About our Guest:

Jennifer Coetzee is a qualified as a Clinical Microbiologist from University of Witwatersrand and spent time working as a Consultant at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. Currently working as a Consultant Microbiologist in the Clinical Microbiology and Molecular biology departments of Ampath’s National Reference Laboratory in Centurion, Gauteng. A member of South African Society of Clinical Microbiology (SASCM) as well as European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).Research interests include documenting the emergence of carbapenemases in South Africa, and the epidemiology of invasive fungal infections.

WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS EPISODE –

Visit the Microbe Mail website to sign up for updates

Follow on:

Instagram: Microbe_Mail

X/Twitter: @microbemail

Facebook: MicrobeMail

Tiktok: @microbe.mail

Watch this episode on our new YouTube channel: Microbe Mail

E-mail us: mail.microbe@gmail.com