Professor Dorina Timofte DVM PhD FRCVS FRCPath(Res) ECVM Diplomate

Current research includes molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in man and companion animals and in particular, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms in Enterobacteriaceae. Rare or unusual clinical isolates obtained from the diagnostic resource are also investigated and used for publication as “case reports” or as part of epidemiological studies to determine the spread and severity of AMR.

As a result of my research activity in this field, I am an Associate Member of the Dept of Infection Biology, Institute of Infection and Global Health.

My veterinary work has now extended into surveillance of AMR in man, with a special focus on hospital acquired infection in Romanian hospitals.

Much of the knowledge exchange I deliver from my research activities is detailed in the previous section and needs no repetition.

A very important development of the Liverpool-Iasi link has led to me becoming a Romanian Government advisor to develop programmes to reduce antimicrobial resistance development in Romania where it is a very severe threat, as in many other developing countries. I am a founder member of a Romanian Health Department Working Group which is developing national guidelines for surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) in Romanian hospitals. This group is focused on the implementation of a national surveillance system to rapidly identify infected or colonized patients and allow implementation of appropriate infection control measures to prevent further AMR spread within hospitals.