Edward Portal

University Hospital of Wales — United Kingdom

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria(28), Neonatal and Maternal Infections(14), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections(9), Vibrio bacteria research studies(7), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing(7)

Publications56 total

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Determination of Less Frequently Isolated Legionella Species by Broth and Agar Dilution
Antibiotics·2025Open Access
Sublethal concentrations of antibiotics enhance transmission of antibiotic resistance genes in environmental Escherichia coli
Frontiers in Microbiology·2025Open Access
Acquisition of Escherichia coli carrying extended-spectrum ß-lactamase and carbapenemase genes by hospitalised children with severe acute malnutrition in Niger
Nature Communications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Comparative evaluation of DNA extraction protocols for neonatal gut microbiota profiling in a resource-limited setting
The Microbe·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Epidemiology of Group B <i>Streptococcus</i>: Maternal Colonization and Infant Disease in Kampala, Uganda
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Agar-Dilution Is Comparable to Broth Dilution for MIC Determination in Streptococcus agalactiae
Antibiotics·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Flies as carriers of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria in Nigerian hospitals: A workflow for surveillance of AMR bacteria carried by arthropod pests in hospital settings
Environment International·2025· 6 citedOpen Access
Agar-Dilution Is Comparable to Broth Dilution for MIC Determination in&lt;i&gt; Streptococcus agalactiae&lt;/i&gt;
Preprints.org·2025Open Access
Broth microdilution protocol for determining antimicrobial susceptibility of Legionella pneumophila to clinically relevant antimicrobials
Journal of Microbiological Methods·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Etiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Culture-Positive Infections in Ugandan Infants: A Cohort Study of 7000 Neonates and Infants
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Antenatal Screening for Hepatitis B Virus in Uganda: Missed Opportunities for Diagnosis and Treatment
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024Open Access
Rapid Point-of-care Testing to Inform Intrapartum Treatment of Group B <i>Streptococcus</i>–Colonized Women in Uganda
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024Open Access
Community Perceptions of Neonatal Infection in Uganda
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024Open Access
Early Childhood Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Early Infant Invasive Group B Streptococcal Infection in Uganda
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
HIV Exposure and Neonatal Sepsis: A Descriptive Etiological Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus Among Pregnant Women at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Uganda: A Cross-sectional Study
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024Open Access
Infectious Causes of Stillbirths: A Descriptive Etiological Study in Uganda
Open Forum Infectious Diseases·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria
2024
Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria
Nature Communications·2024· 29 citedOpen Access
Characterisation of colistin resistance in Gram-negative microbiota of pregnant women and neonates in Nigeria
Nature Communications·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Kirsty Sands(35), O. Brad Spiller(31), Timothy R. Walsh(23), Ian Boostrom(15), Caitlin Farley(15), Joseph Peacock(15), Kirsty Le Doaré(15), Hannah G Davies(14), Mary Kyohere(14), Philippa Musoke(14), Musa Sekikubo(14), Valerie Tusubira(13), Jordan Mathias(12), Melanie Etti(11), Kenneth Iregbu(10), Victoria J. Chalker(10), Alexander Amone(10), Cleophas Komugisha(10), Lauren Hookham(10), Paul T. Heath(10)