Dr Hanna Sidjabat
Researcher Interests
Dr. Sidjabat's research areas are:
- Investigation of mechanisms of plasmid-mediated
antimicrobial resistance genes in Gram-negative pathogens
- Replicon typing of plasmid carrying antibiotic resistance
genes
- Molecular epidemiology of antibiotic resistance genes in
Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae and other
Gram-negative bacteria
- Development of simple and reliable method to characterise type
of beta-lactamases
Research Projects
Complete plasmid sequencing of New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase
gene carrying plasmid
Replicon typing of plasmid carrying resistance to
expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in E. coli and K.
pneumoniae
Genetic environment of blaOXA-23 in
Acinetobacter baumannii
Key Words
antimicrobial or antibiotic resistance, Gram-negative
Colleagues
Professor David Paterson
Dr. Benjamin Rogers (colleague and PhD student
of Prof. David Paterson in studying the risk factor of infections
due to O25b-ST131 E. coli and writing a review article on
Escherichia coli O25b-ST131: a pandemic, multiresistant,
community-associated strain
Dr. Yoshiro Hayashi (colleague on redefining
the piperacillin minimum inhibitory concentration of
Pseudomonas aeruginosa from intensive care unit)
Lyn Coleman (colleague and Master student from
Griffith University in studying the use of boronic acid on AmpC
detection in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella
pneumoniae)
Dr. Marjoree Sehu (colleague and Microbiology
Registrar at the Queensland Pathology Microbiology Central
Laboratory in studying the occurrence of metallo-β-lactamases in
Pseudomonas aeruginosa)
Professor Matthew Cooper (NHMRC Australia
Fellow) in conducting mouse trial for in vivo testing of
new modified vancomycin compounds
Collaborations
Yohei Doi, MD, PhD (Division of Infectious
Diseases - University of Pittsburgh) in studying the complete
plasmid sequencing of KPC-carrying plasmids
Dr. Graeme R. Nimmo (Director of Queensland
Pathology Microbiology Central Laboratory) in studying the
resistance mechanisms in Gram-negative bacteria
Robyn Carter (Queensland Pathology -
Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory) and Dr. Henry Marshall (Prince
Charles Hospital) in studying the clonal relationship analysis in
Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium
lentiflavum using Diversilab rep-PCR
Research Associate
Anna Silvey, PhD - Researcher
Key Publications
Sidjabat, H., Nimmo, G.R., Walsh, T.R.,
Binotto, E., Htin, A., Hayashi, Y., Li, J., Nation R.L., George, N.
and Paterson, D.L. 2011. Carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella
pneumoniae due to the New Delhi Metallo-β-lactamase.
Clin Infect Dis. 52:481-4.
Marshall, H.M., Carter, R., Torbey, M.J., Minion, S., Tolson,
C., Sidjabat, H.E., Huygens, F., Hargreaves, M,
Thomson, R.M. 2011. Mycobacterium lentiflavum in drinking water
supplies, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis.
17:395-402.
Waltner-Toews, R.I., Paterson, D.L., Qureshi, Z.A.,
Sidjabat, H.E., Adams-Haduch, J.M, Shutt, K.A.,
Jones, M., Tian, G.B., Pasculle, A.W. and Doi, Y. 2011. Clinical
characteristics of bloodstream infections due to
ampicillin/sulbactam-resistant, Non-ESBL-producing Escherichia
coli and the role of TEM-1 hyperproduction.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.
55:495-501.
Rogers, B.A., Sidjabat, H.E. and Paterson, D.L.
2010. Escherichia coli O25b-ST131: a pandemic
multiresistant, community-associated strain. J
Antimicrob Chemother. 66:1-14.
Runnegar, N., Sidjabat, H., Goh, H.M., Nimmo,
G.R., Schembri, M.A., Paterson, D.L. 2010. Molecular epidemiology
of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a single
institution over a 10-year period. J Clin
Microbiol. 48:4051-6.
Contact details and email
Hanna E. Sidjabat
The University of Queensland, Building 71/918 RBWH Herston QLD
4029
Telephone: (07) 3346 6082
Facsimile: (07) 3346 5598
Email: h.sidjabat@uq.edu.au
