Mrs Saffie Darboe
Research Student - MPhil/PhD by Publication - Infectious & Tropical Diseases
United Kingdom
I am a research microbiologist with over two decades of experience in both clinical diagnostic and research laboratories at the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRCG@LSHTM). My current research is focused on antimicrobial resistance surveillance in bacterial febrile illness in The Gambia with keen interest in microbiology diagnostic capacity building in the subregion and antibiotic stewardship.
Affiliations
Department of Disease Control
Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases
Teaching
I am an adjunct lecturer at the University of The Gambia teaching level 3 General Microbiology.
I give two lectures on the MSc Clinical Bacteriology module on 'Microbiology Laboratory Management' and 'Newer diagnostics for bacterial infections and susceptibility testing'.
I give two lectures on the MSc Clinical Bacteriology module on 'Microbiology Laboratory Management' and 'Newer diagnostics for bacterial infections and susceptibility testing'.
Research
My research interest is on antimicrobial surveillance keen on understanding the dynamics of bacterial antimicrobial resistance burden & transmission pathways within the One Health context.
Selected Publications
Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia.
2024
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Effect of Intrapartum Azithromycin vs Placebo on Neonatal Sepsis and Death A Randomized Clinical Trial
2023
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
African women in science and development, bridging the gender gap
2023
World Development Perspectives
Relationship between molecular pathogen detection and clinical disease in febrile children across Europe: a multicentre, prospective observational study.
2023
The Lancet regional health. Europe
Emergency medical services utilisation among febrile children attending emergency departments across Europe: an observational multicentre study.
2023
European journal of pediatrics