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Full Name:<\/strong> Abeba Mengist Alem
Specialization:<\/strong> Medical microbiology
Academic Rank:<\/strong> Assistant Professor
Department:<\/strong> Medical laboratory Science
Phone number:<\/strong> +251(0)934594712
Email<\/strong>:<\/span>
abeba_mengist@dmu.edu.et
abymaa@gmail.com<\/p>\n

Research interests<\/strong><\/span>
My research interests focus on antimicrobial resistance, host\u2013pathogen interactions, and diagnostic modalities, with an emphasis on vaccine development. I am particularly interested in studying these areas across diverse pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.<\/p>\n

Publications<\/strong><\/span>
1. Mihret Y, Aschale Y, Mengist A . Bacterial uropathogens, associated factors, And esbl-producing gram-negative isolates in Diabetic patients at Debre Markos comprehensive Specialized hospital, Ethiopia.BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 24. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12879-026-12633-y
2. Malede B, Amare GZ, Mengist A et al. Global Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria among Blood Donors: Systematic Review and Meta Analysis. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 21. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12879-026-12522-4
3. Mengist A, Vaginal Group B Streptococcus colonization among pregnant women in Ethiopia: Prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial susceptibility., iScience,2025,113140,ISSN 2589- 0042 https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.isci.2025.113140
4. Phenotypic Bacterial Isolates, Antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern and Associated factors among Septicemia Suspected Patients at a hospital, in Northwest Ethiopia: Prospective cross-sectional study. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2023 Jun 22;22(1):47.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12941-023-00599-7
5. Ketema DB, Aragaw FM, Wagnew F,Mekonnen M, Mengist A, Alamneh AA, Belay YA, Kibret GD, Leshargie CT, Birhanu MY, Hibstie YT, Temesgen B, Alebel A. Birth asphyxia related mortality in Northwest Ethiopia: A multi-centre cohort study. PLoS One. 2023 Feb 24;18(2):e0281656. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0281656
6. Aschale Y, Abebaw A, Atnaf A, Mengist A, Kassie B, Yihunie W. Hookworm re-infection rate and efficacy of single-dose albendazole among pregnant women in Debre Elias District, Northwest Ethiopia: A single-arm trial. Trop Doct. 2022 Apr;52(2):322-324. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/00494755221080593
7. Bitew A, Mengist A, Belew H, Aschale Y, Reta A. The Prevalence, Antibiotic Resistance Pattern, and Associated Factors of Bacterial Vaginosis Among Women of the Reproductive Age Group from Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Ethiopia. Infect Drug Resist. 2021 Jul 13;14:2685-2696. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/idr.s305329 .
8. Reta A, Bitew Kifilie A, Mengist A. Bacterial Infections and Their Antibiotic Resistance Pattern in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review. Adv Prev Med. 2019 Aug 5;2019:4380309. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2019\/4380309 .
9. Reta A, Mengist A, Tesfahun A. Nasal colonization of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2019 Sep 5;18(1):25 . https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12941-019-0324-y
10. Aschale Y, Mengist A, Bitew A, Kassie B, Talie A. Prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among asymptomatic migrant laborers in West Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia. Res Rep Trop Med. 2018 Jun 20;9:95-101.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/rrtm.s165260
11. Mengist A, Mengistu G, Reta A. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern
of Shigella and salmonella among food handlers in catering establishments of Debremarkos university, Debremarkos Int J Infect Dis. 2018 Oct;75:74-79. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijid.2018.08.008
12. Mengist A, Aschale Y, Reta A. Bacterial and Parasitic Assessment fromFingernails in Debre Markos, Northwest Ethiopia. Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2018 Oct 18;2018:6532014.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1155\/2018\/6532014
13. Mengist A., Kannan, H. & Abdissa, A. Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of anorectal and vaginal group B Streptococci isolates among pregnant women in Jimma, Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes 9, 351 (2016).https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13104-016-2158-4
14. Selabat B, Mihretie H, Kassanew B, Mengist A. Bacteriological quality of drinking water and associated factors in Debre Markos town, North West, Ethiopia doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.03.24.25324515

International Conference Abstracts<\/strong><\/span>
1. Abeba Mengist ,Alemseged Abdissa. Vaginal Group B Streptococcus Colonization: Prevalence, Associated Factors and Antimicrobial Susceptibility pattern among Pregnant Women in Jimma, Ethiopia at the 2nd International Symposium on \u2018Streptococcus agalactiae\u2019 Disease that took place online 3rd \u2013 5th November 2021. https:\/\/www.issad.org\/conference 2021\/conference-posters\/
2. Abeba Mengist. Vaccine development for group b streptococcus At 1st International Symposium on Streptococcus agalactiae Disease (ISSAD-2018) \u2013 Cape Town, South Africa, 20th \u2013 23rd February 2018.<\/p>\n

National conference abstracts<\/strong><\/span>
3. Daniel Bekele Ketema, Yihalem Abebe Ketema, Abeba Mengist, Animut Alebel. Birth asphyxia mortality in Northwest Ethiopia: a multi-centre cohort study at EPHA Conference Systems, 33rd EPHA Annual Conference<\/p>\n

ORCID link: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5574-0223
Google scholar link : https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=o_rkpPYAAAAJ&hl=en <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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