Browsing by Author "Sundararaju, Sathyavathi"
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Application of MALDI Biotyper System for Rapid Identification of Bacteria Isolated from a Fresh Produce Market
El-Nemr, Israa Mohamad; Mushtaha, Mohanad; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Fontejon, Charmaine; Suleiman, Mohammed; Tang, Patrick; Goktepe, Ipek; Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet... more authors ... less authors ( Springer New York LLC , 2019 , Article)MALDI-TOF MS has revolutionized the identification of microorganisms and has become an indispensable part of routine diagnostics in the clinical microbiological laboratory. However, application of this technique in microbial ... -
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by direct RT-qPCR on nasopharyngeal specimens without extraction of viral RNA.
Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet; Mirza, Faheem; Al-Hail, Hamad; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Xaba, Thabisile; Iqbal, Muhammad; Alhussain, Hashim; Yassine, Hadi Mohamad; Perez-Lopez, Andres; Tang, Patrick... more authors ... less authors ( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)To circumvent the limited availability of RNA extraction reagents, we aimed to develop a protocol for direct RT-qPCR to detect SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs without RNA extraction. Nasopharyngeal specimens positive ... -
Fecal Carriage and Molecular Characterization of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in the Pediatric Population in Qatar
Pérez-López, Andrés; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Tsui, Kin Ming; Al-Mana, Hassan; Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet; Suleiman, Mohammed; Maslamani, Eman Al; Imam, Omar; Roscoe, Diane; Tang, Patrick... more authors ... less authors ( American Society for Microbiology , 2021 , Article)Whole-genome sequencing was used to characterize carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) strains recovered from rectal screening swab samples obtained from children at a tertiary-care pediatric hospital in Qatar ... -
Monitoring the effect of environmental conditions on safety of fresh produce sold in Qatar’s wholesale market
Elnemr, I.; Mushtaha, M.; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet; Tsui, Kin Ming; Goktepe, I.... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2022 , Article)Fresh produce imported by Qatar are mostly sold at the wholesale produce market (WPM) located in open-air and near major animal markets and slaughterhouses. This study was the first in Qatar to monitor the effect of ...