Trusha Nana - Infectious Diseases

Author Information

Trusha Nana is an esteemed researcher affiliated with the Division of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Additionally, Trusha Nana is associated with the Medical Microbiology Laboratory at the National Health Laboratory Service, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her work primarily focuses on infectious diseases, contributing significantly to the field through both academic research and clinical practice.

Research Contributions

Trusha Nana has made substantial contributions to the field of infectious diseases, particularly in the context of antimicrobial resistance and infection diagnosis. Her research includes retrospective analyses of bloodstream infections, antifungal resistance studies, and investigations on urinary tract infections during pregnancy. She has also examined carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and its impact in South African tertiary hospitals. Her insights extend to neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial use patterns. Trusha Nana's studies on Clostridioides difficile infection and fosfomycin susceptibility further highlight her focus on improving diagnostic methods and treatment recommendations.

Aliases

Trusha Nana is known by several aliases in academic publications, including T Nana, T. Nana, and Trusha Nana. These variations may appear in different research articles and citations.

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	632
H-index	16
Paper Count	37

Publications:

A retrospective analysis of community-onset bloodstream infections at a tertiary-care academic hospital in South Africa. Are current empiric antimicrobial practices appropriate?

DOI: 10.1017/ash.2021.236

Year: 2021

In Vitro Antifungal Resistance of Candida auris Isolates from Bloodstream Infections, South Africa

DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00517-21

Year: 2021

Trends in the epidemiology of urinary tract infections in pregnancy at a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg: Are contemporary treatment recommendations appropriate?

DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v36i1.328

Year: 2021

The impact of diagnostic methods on the diagnosis of Clostridiodes difficile infection.

DOI: 10.7196/samj.2020.v110i2.13684

Year: 2020

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in patients with bacteraemia at tertiary hospitals in South Africa, 2015 to 2018

DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-03845-4

Year: 2020

A Case–Control Study of Candidaemia in Very Low Birthweight Infants in a Tertiary Hospital in Johannesburg

DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2020.v2n1a4

Year: 2020

South African Society of Clinical Microbiology Clostridioides difficile infection diagnosis, management and infection prevention and control guideline

DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.219

Year: 2020

Fosfomycin susceptibility of uropathogens at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

DOI: 10.4102/sajid.v35i1.173

Year: 2020

Analysis and comparison of cumulative antibiograms for the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital adult intensive care and high-care units, 2013 and 2017.

DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.V110I1.13841

Year: 2019

Towards understanding global patterns of antimicrobial use and resistance in neonatal sepsis: insights from the NeoAMR network

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-316816

Year: 2019

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