Dr. Sandra Theresa Jackson-Betty

Research Interests

• Viral respiratory tract infection
• Viral central nervous system infection
• Enteroviral infection
• An analysis of Severe Dengue Infections at UHWI.
• Molecular epidemiology of enteroviral nervous system intections in Jamaica
• Evaluation and integration of molecular based assays in the diagnosis and monitoring of Acute and chronic hepatitis B and C infections at the UHWI.
• Molecular Analysis of CSF and Serum in neuro HIV/AIDS patients at the UHWI, Jamaica.
• Evaluation of teh use of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests at the UHWI
• The epidemiology of respiratory infections
• The serological prevalence of influenza types and subtypes in jamaica
• Antiviral Resistance of Influenza A viruses in Jamaica
• The role of viremia in the pathogenesis of influenza infections
• Influenza Pandemic Surveillance and Research Opportunities in the Caribbbean
• Evaluation of the Knowledge, Practices and Concerns of Physicians to influenza pandemic preparedness in Jamaica
• The molecular analysis of endemic and emerging influenzza viruses in Jamaica
• Ocuupational exposure to blood and bloddy fluids among health care workers and students at the UHWI
• Malaria and Leptospirosis as possible causes of fever during and epidemic of dengue in Jamaica
• PAHO/MInistry of Health/ UHWI Influenza Surveillance and Research

Citations

Journal, Article

• Jackson, S. T. , Smikle, M. F. , Antoine, M. G. , Roberts, G. D. . Paecilomyces lilacinus fungemia in a Jamaican neonate
• Jackson, S. T.. Small bowel intussusception : A rare complication of renal cell carcinoma
• Jackson, S. T. , Smikle, M. F. , Rainford, L. , Wright-Pascoe, R. . Primary cutaneous nocardiosis: an emerging pathogen associated with a peripheral intravenous catheter
• Saunders, Geoffrey, Nicholson, Alison M., Roye-Green, Karen J., Akpaka, P. E., Bodonaik, Nabin C., Jackson-Betty, Sandra, Smikle, Monica . Yields from Paired Blood Culture Bottles [Abstract]
• Jackson, S. T. , Mullings, A. M. , Rainford, Lois , Miller, A. The epidemiology of mycotic vulvovaginitis and the use of antifungal agents in suspected mycotic vulvovaginitis and its implications for clinical practice
• Bodonaik, Nabin C., Moonah, S., Nicholson, Alison M., Roye-Green, Karen J., Jackson-Betty, Sandra, Saunders, Geoffrey, Sue-Ho, Robert. Dramatic increase of Cryptococcus neoformans meningitis at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica in recent years. Comparison with the incidence in pre-AIDS era. [Abstract]