Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Medicine
Department of Medical Microbiology
Weldhagen, GF
MBChB(Pret), MMed(Pret) - Lecturer/Specialist
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 319 2170
Fax number: 012 321 9456
E-mail address: gweldhagen@medic.up.ac.za
Research Interests:
Antimicrobial resistance/ Nosocomial infection / Infectious diseases
Clinical Epidemiology
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Weldhagen GF: 2004. Rapid Detection and Sequence-Specific Discrimination of Extended-Spectrumb-Lactamase GES-2, from Pseudomonas auruginosa with a Real-Time PCR Assay. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 48 (10) / Oct, pp 4059-4062.
Weldhagen GF: 2004. Sequence-Selective Recognition ofb-lactamase GES-2 by a Competitive, Peptide Nucleic Acid Based, Multiplex PCR Assay. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 48 (9) / Sept, pp 3402-3406.
Weldhagen GF: 2004. Integrons and beta-lactamases - A novel perspective on resistance. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 23, pp 556-562.
Weldhagen GF, Prinsloo A: 2004. Molecular detection of GES-2 extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Pretoria, South Africa. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 24, pp 35-38.
Lloyd ED, Dove MG, Crafford G, Weldhagen GF: 2004. The efficacy of oxacillin disc diffusion zone diameter as a predictor of penicillin resistance in streptococcus pneumoniae. Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection, 19 (2), pp 52-54.
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