Livia Dragonu

Livia Dragonu is a medical educator affiliated with the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova “Victor Babeş” and the Victor Babeş Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases and Pneumophthisiology in Craiova. Her research focuses on healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, and doctor-patient communication in medical settings.

• Research Interests: Healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic resistance, medical communication, toxoplasmosis, HIV-TB co-infections.
• Key Contributions: Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 trends in Craiova, resistance profiles of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, and studies on zoonotic diseases like anthrax and Clostridium difficile.

Her recent publications (2020–2025) span topics including SARS-CoV-2 epidemiology, TORCH seroprevalence, measles complications in immunocompromised patients, and Lemierre’s syndrome diagnostics. She emphasizes interdisciplinary research with public health and clinical microbiology applications.