Dr. Kaisa Haukka

University of Helsinki, Finland

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1997  Ph.D., University of Helsinki, Finland

1991  M.Sc., University of Helsinki, Finland

Publications (selected)

1. Badji, H., Pascoe, B., Goforth, M. P., et al. (2026). Protocols for genomic epidemiology and source attribution of enteric bacteria causing diarrhoeal disease across Africa. BMJ Open, 16(6), e109566.
2. Garba, Z., Natama, H. M., Sylla, A., et al. (2026). Detection of ESBL, AmpC-β-lactamase and carbapenemase-encoding genes among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. from clinical samples and hospital wastewater in Burkina Faso. Journal of Water and Health, 24(4), 592–606.
3. Diarra, F. B. J., Bonkoungou, I. J. O., Garba, Z., et al. (2024). One Health Approach to Study the Occurrence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in Urban Agriculture in Burkina Faso. Microorganisms, 12(11), 2170.
4. Koudokpon, H., Legba, B. B., Dougnon, V., et al. (2024). Strengthening clinical bacteriology laboratory diagnostics to combat sepsis and antimicrobial resistance in Benin: a train-the-trainer approach. Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1281418.
5. Garba, Z., Kaboré, B., Bonkoungou, I. J. O., et al. (2024). Phenotypic Detection of Carbapenemase and AmpC-β-Lactamase Production among Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. Isolated from Clinical Specimens. Antibiotics, 13(1), 31.
6. Garba, Z., Bonkoungou, I. O. J., Millogo, N. O., et al. (2023). Wastewater from healthcare centers in Burkina Faso is a source of ESBL, AmpC-β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. BMC Microbiology, 23(1), 351.
7. Calland, J. K., Haukka, K., Kpordze, S. W., et al. (2023). Population structure and antimicrobial resistance among Klebsiella isolates sampled from human, animal, and environmental sources in Ghana: a cross-sectional genomic One Health study. Lancet Microbe, 4(11), e943–e952.
8. Traoré, O., Kpoda, D. S., Dembélé, R., et al. (2023). Microbiological and Physicochemical Quality of Groundwater and Risk Factors for Its Pollution in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Water, 15(21), 3734.
9. Sintondji, K., Fabiyi, K., Hougbenou, J., et al. (2023). Prevalence and characterization of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in healthy pregnant women and hospital environments in Benin: an approach based on Tricycle. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1227000.
10. Kolsi, A., Haukka, K., Dougnon, V., et al. (2023). Isolation and characterization of three novel Acinetobacter baumannii phages from Beninese hospital wastewater. Archives of Virology, 168(9), 228.
11. Markkanen, M. A., Haukka, K., Paernaenen, K. M. M., et al. (2023). Metagenomic Analysis of the Abundance and Composition of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Hospital Wastewater in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Finland. mSphere, 8(1).
12. Legba, B. B., Dougnon, V., Koudokpon, H., et al. (2023). Assessment of blood cultures and antibiotic susceptibility testing for bacterial sepsis diagnosis and utilization of results by clinicians in Benin: A qualitative study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1088590.
13. Nyholm, O., Heinikainen, S., Pelkonen, S., et al. (2015). Hybrids of Shigatoxigenic and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC/ETEC) Among Human and Animal Isolates in Finland. Zoonoses and Public Health, 62(7), 518–524.
14. Nyholm, O., Halkilahti, J., Wiklund, G., et al. (2015). Comparative Genomics and Characterization of Hybrid Shigatoxigenic and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC/ETEC) Strains. PLOS ONE, 10(8), e0135936.
15. Traoré, O., Nyholm, O., Siitonen, A., et al. (2015). Prevalence and diversity of Salmonella enterica in water, fish and lettuce in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. BMC Microbiology, 15, 151.
16. Lienemann, T., Kyyhkynen, A., Halkilahti, J., et al. (2015). Characterization of Salmonella Typhimurium isolates from domestically acquired infections in Finland by phage typing, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, PFGE and MLVA. BMC Microbiology, 15, 131.
17. Traoré, O., Martikainen, O., Siitonen, A., et al. (2014). Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in fish and water from a reservoir and a neighboring channel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 8(10), 1334–1338.
18. Kagambèga, A., Lienemann, T., Aulu, L., et al. (2013). Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella enterica from the feces of cattle, poultry, swine and hedgehogs in Burkina Faso and their comparison to human Salmonella isolates. BMC Microbiology, 13, 253.
19. Halkilahti, J., Haukka, K., & Siitonen, A. (2013). Genotyping of outbreak-associated and sporadic Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains by novel multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Journal of Microbiological Methods, 95(2), 245–250.
20. Bonkoungou, I. J. O., Haukka, K., Österblad, M., et al. (2013). Bacterial and viral etiology of childhood diarrhea in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. BMC Pediatrics, 13, 36.

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