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Dr Kartini binti Abdul Jabar
Consultant Medical Microbiologist
Sessional Consultant
Specialty
Clinical Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology
Qualifications
MB BCh BAO (QUB, UK), MPath (UM), MSc Experimental Medicine (QUB, UK)
Suite Number
Laboratory
Spoken Language
English, Malay
Doctor Availability
Wednesday7:00pm - 10:00pm
About the Doctor
Dr Kartini is an experienced medical microbiologist with more than 10 years’ experience. She completed her clinical Master in Pathology (Medical Microbiology) from UM in 2013 and her MSc (QUB, UK) in 2022. She has vast experience in various microbiological cases. She is also a member of Academy of Medicine, Malaysia and is actively involved in publications, research and presentations. She is a member of the Malaysian Biosafety and Biosecurity Association and completed the IFBA certification exams in Biorisk Management and Biosecurity in 2017.
Clinical Focus
- Clinical microbiology
- Bacteriology
Procedure Focus
- Microbiology & clinical microscopy supervision, evaluation of methods, interpretation & quality control methods
- Overseeing the processing of samples, such as blood, urine, sputum, or tissue, to isolate and identify pathogens
- Identifying microorganisms based on their growth characteristics and morphology
- Utilising microscopy to examine stained specimens and identify bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic elements
- Using molecular methods (PCR, DNA sequencing) for the detection and identification of pathogens
- Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST)