2015 Publication

2015 Publication

1.     Addai-Mensah Donkor, Daniel Oduro-Mensah, Erasmus Ani, Emmanuel Ankamah, Shadrack Nsiah, Daniel Ekow Mensah, Emmanuel Kakra Dickson and Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi. In vitro Anti-Plasmodial Activity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Moringa oleifera and Phyllanthus amarus. International Journal of Biological Chemistry 9 (4): 198-206, 2015.

 

2.     Agbemabiese CA, Nakagomi T, Suzuki Y, Armah G, Nakagomi O. Evolution of a G6P [6] rotavirus strain isolated from a child with acute gastroenteritis in Ghana, 2012. Journal of General Virology. 2015 Aug; 96(8):2219-31. doi: 10.1099.

 

3.     Andreas A Kudom, Ben A Mensah, Guenter Froeschl, Daniel Boakye and Heinz Rinder. Preliminary assessment of the potential role of urbanization in the distribution of carbamate and organophosphate resistant populations of Culex species in Ghana. Parasites & Vectors (2015) 8: DOI 10.1186.

 

4.     Andreas A. Kudoma, Ben A. Mensah, Guenter Froeschl, Heinz Rinder, Daniel Boakye. DDT and pyrethroid resistance status and laboratory evaluation ofbio-efficacy of long lasting insecticide treated nets against Culexquinquefasciatus and Culex decens in Ghana. Acta Tropica 150 (2015) 122–130.

 

5.     Antwi E, Klipstein-Grobusch K, Asare GQ, Koram KA, Grobbee D, Agyepong IA. Measuring Regional and District Variations in the Incidence of Pregnancy-induced Hypertension (PIH) in Ghana: Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for Maternal and Newborn Health Policy and Programs. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 2015 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12626.

 

6.     Anum D, Kusi KA, Ganeshan H, Hollingdale MR, Ofori MF, Koram KA, Gyan BA, Adu-Amankwah S, Badji E, Huang J, Belmonte M, Banania GJ, Kwofie TB, Villasante E, Dodoo D, Sedegah M. Measuring naturally acquired ex vivo IFN-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS) in Ghanaian adults. Malaria Journal. 2015 Jan 21; 14:20. doi: 10.1186/s12936-014-0539-5.

 

7.     Asante-Poku, A; Otchere, I. D; Danso, E; Mensah, D. D; Bonsu, F; Gagneux, S; Yeboah-Manu, D. Evaluation of GenoType® MTBDRplus for the rapid detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ghana. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 19, Number 8, 1 August 2015, pp. 954-959(6)

 

8.     Badu K, Gyan B, Appawu M, Mensah D, Dodoo D, Yan G, Drakeley C, Zhou G, Owusu-Dabo E, Koram KA. Serological evidence of vector and parasite exposure in Southern Ghana: the dynamics of malaria transmission intensity. Parasites & Vectors. 2015 Apr 28; 8:251. doi: 10.1186.

 

9.     Bernard L. Kouassi, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Andre Goepogui, Charles A. Narh, Sandra A. King,Baldé S. Mamadou, Lamia Diakité, Samuel K. Dadzie, Daniel A. Boakye, Jürg Utzinger, Moses J. Bockarie and Benjamin G. Koudou. Assessing the presence of Wuchereriabancrofti in vector and human populations from urban communities in Conakry, Guinea. Parasites & Vectors (2015) 8:492. doi: 10.1186

 

10.  Charles A. Narh, Lydia Mosi, Charles Quaye, Christelle Dassi, Daniele O. Konan, Samuel C. K. Tay, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Daniel A. Boakye, Bassirou Bonfoh. Source Tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9(1): e0003437.

 

11.  David Stucki, Jan Hattendorf, Sonia Borrell, Julia Feldmann, Emelia Danso, Sebastien Gagneux. Mycobacterium africanum Is Associated with Patient Ethnicity in Ghana. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9(1): e3370.

 

12.  Dorothy Anum, Kwadwo A Kusi, Harini Ganeshan, Michael R Hollingdale, Michael F Ofori, Kwadwo A Koram, Ben A Gyan, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Edem Badji, Jun Huang, Maria Belmonte,Glenna J Banania, Theophilus B Kwofie, Eileen Villasante, Daniel Dodoo and Martha Sedegah. Measuring naturally acquired ex vivo IFN-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS) in Ghanaian adults. Malaria Journal (2015) 14:20 .DOI 10.1186.

 

13.  Dziedzom K. de Souza, Rashid Ansumana, Santigie Sessay, Abu Conteh, Benjamin Koudou, Maria P. Rebollo, Joseph Koroma, Daniel A. Boakye and Moses J. Bockarie. The impact of residual infections on Anopheles-transmitted Wuchereria bancrofti after multiple rounds of mass drug administration. Parasites & Vectors (2015) 8: 488 DOI 10.1186.

 

14.  Edwin Kamau, Susana Campino, Lucas Amenga-Etego, Eleanor Drury, Deus Ishengoma, Kimberly Johnson, Dieudonne Mumba, Mihir Kekre, William Yavo, Daniel Mead, Marielle Bouyou-Akotet, Tobias Apinjoh, Lemu Golassa, Milijaona  andrianarivelojosia, Ben Andagalu, Oumou Maiga-Ascofare, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Paulina Tindana, Anita Ghansah, Bronwyn MacInnis, Dominic Kwiatkowski and Abdoulaye A. Djimde. K13-Propeller Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Parasites from Sub-Saharan Africa. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015; 211 (8):1352–5.

 

15.  Egbi G, Ayi I, Saalia FK, Zotor F, Adom T, Harrison E, Ahorlu CK, Steiner-Asiedu M. Impact of Cowpea-Based Food Containing Fish Meal Served With Vitamin C-Rich Drink on Iron Stores and Hemoglobin Concentrations in Ghanaian Schoolchildren in a Malaria Endemic Area. Food and Nutritional Bulletin. 2015 Sep; 36 (3):264-75.

 

16.  Emmanuel Awusah Blay, Anita Ghansah, Joseph Otchere , Roberta Koku, Kofi Dadzie Kwofie ,Langbong Bimi, Suzuki Takashi, Nobuo Ohta , Irene Ayi . Congenital toxoplasmosis and pregnancymalaria detection post-partum: Effective diagnosis and its implication for efficient management of congenital infection. Parasitology International 2015: 64 (6) 603–608.

 

17.  Emmanuel Kweku Nakua, Easmon Otupiri, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Ellis Owusu-Dabo,Peter Agyei-Baffour, Alfred Edwin Yawson, Gloria Folson and Sandra Hewlett. Gender disparities of chronic musculoskeletal disorder burden in the elderly Ghanaian population: study on global ageing and adult health (SAGE WAVE 1). BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2015) 16:204 DOI 10.1186.

 

18.  Fenenga CJ, Nketiah-Amponsah E, Ogink A, Arhinful DK, Poortinga W, Hutter I. Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study. International Journal for Equity in Health. 2015 Nov 2; 14 (1):118. doi: 10.1186.

 

19.  George Awuku Asare, Daniel Afriyie, Robert A. Ngala, Alfred A. Appiah, Yvonne Anang, Iddi Musah, Samuel Adjei, Kwabena Bamfo-Quaicoe, Derick Sule, Ben A. Gyan, Peter Arhin and Dominic A. Edoh. Shrinkage of Prostate and Improved Quality of Life: Management of BPH Patients with Croton membranaceusEthanolic Root Extract. Evidence- Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015:365205. doi: 10.1155/2015/365205

 

20.  Henrietta E. Mensah-Brown, Nicholas Amoako, James Abugri, Lindsay B. Stewart, Godfred Agongo, Emmanuel K. Dickson, Michael F. Ofori, José A. Stoute, David J. Conway, and Gordon A. Awandare. Analysis of Erythrocyte Invasion Mechanisms ofPlasmodium falciparum Clinical Isolates Across3 Malaria-Endemic Areas in Ghana. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 2015; 212:1288–97.

 

21.  Irene Offei Owusua, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Francis Anto, Michael D. Wilson, Daniel A. Boakye, Moses J. Bockarie and John O. Gyapong. Evaluation of human and mosquito based diagnostic tools for defining endpoints for elimination of Anopheles transmitted lymphatic filariasis in Ghana. Transaction of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 2015; 109 (10): 628–635.

 

22.  James-Paul Kretchy, Mawuli Dzodzomenyo, Thilde Rheinlӓnder, Irene Ayi, Flemming Konradsen, Julius N. Fobil and Anders Dalsgaard. Exposure, protection and self-reported health problems among solid waste handlers in a Coastal Peri-urban community in Ghana. International Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology.2015, Vol. 4 (2), pp. 121-128.

 

 

  1. Ocloo, R. Appiah-Opong, M.A. Chama, A.A. Appiah, A.J. Murray. (2015) An in situ study on the effects of extracts of Taraxacum officinale, Paulliniia pinnata and Thonningia sanguinolenta on mitochondrial function. Journal of Food Biochemistry, Doi:10.1111/jfbc.12163.

 

  1. Agbemabiese CA, Nakagomi T, Doan YH, Nakagomi O. Whole genomic constellation of the first human G8 rotavirus strain detected in Japan. Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Oct; 35:184-93. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.07.033. Epub 2015 Aug 11.
  2. Antwi-Agyei P, Cairncross S, Peasey A, Price V, Bruce J, Baker K, Moe C, Ampofo J, Armah G, Ensink J. A Farm to Fork Risk Assessment for the Use of Wastewater in Agriculture in Accra, Ghana. PLoS One. 2015 Nov 10; 10(11):e0142346. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142346. eCollection 2015.

 

  1. Apprey, C. Larbie, F.K.N. Arthur, R. Appiah-Opong, R.A. Annan, I. Tuffour. (2015) Anti-proliferative effect of isoflavones isolated from soybean and soymilk powder on lymphoma (DG 75) and leukemia (CEM) cell lines. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Doi:10.9734/BJPR/2015/18363

 

  1. Larbie, R. Appiah-Opong, F. Acheampong, I. Tuffour, T. Uto, D. Torkornoo, E. Marfo, D. Ankamah-Mensah, E. Opoku-Mensah, P. Abotsi. (2015) Anti-proliferative effects of Amaranthus viridis Linn on human leukemic cell lines – A preliminary study. International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research, 6(3):236-243.

 

  1. Larbie, R. Appiah-Opong, F. Acheampong, I. Tuffour, T. Uto, G. A. Yeboah, O. Abboah-Offei, D. N. K. Tagoe, S. E. Inkabi. (2015) Anti-proliferative effect of Ficus pumila Linn. on human leukemic cell lines. International Journal of Basic Clinical Pharmacology, 4(2):330-336.

 

  1. Doan YH, Nakagomi T, Agbemabiese CA, Nakagomi O. Changes in the distribution of lineage constellations of G2P[4] Rotavirus A strains detected in Japan over 32 years (1980-2011) Infect Genet Evol. 2015 Aug; 34:423-33. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2015.05.026. Epub 2015 May 27.

 

  1. Acheampong, C. Larbie, F Arthur, R. Appiah-Opong, I. Tuffour. Antioxidant and anticancer study of Ageratum conyzoides aqueous extracts. Journal of Global Biosciences. 2015; 4(1):1804-1815.

 

  1. Acheampong, C. Larbie, R. Appiah-Opong, F. Arthur, I. Tuffour. (2015) In vitro Antioxidant and Anticancer Properties of Hydroethanolic Extracts and Fractions of Ageratum conyzoides. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, Doi:10.9734/EJMP/2015/17088

 

  1. Gonu, N. Opoku, K.G. Oppong, R. Appiah-Opong, I. Asirifi, E. Ofori-Attah, (2015) Morphological characteristics of some microfungal species isolated from spontaneously fermented Jatropha curcas seed meal. Elixir Microbiology and Fermentation, 85:34286-34290.

 

  1. Gonu, N. Opoku, R. Appiah-Opong, K. Joseph, M.T. Barnor, P. Quarm. (2015) phenotypic traits and chemical properties of Jatropha curcas from Northern Ghana. European Scientific Journal, 11(9):327-340.

 

  1. Hoa-Tran TN, Nakagomi T, Vu HM, Do LP, Gauchan P, Agbemabiese CA, Nguyen TT, Nakagomi O, Thanh NT. Abrupt emergence and predominance in Vietnam of rotavirus A strains possessing a bovine-like G8 on a DS-1-like background. Arch Virol. 2016 Feb; 161(2):479-82. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2682-x. Epub 2015 Nov 19.

 

  1. M. Nguta, R. Appiah-Opong, A.K. Nyarko, D. Yeboah-Manu, P.G.A.Addo. (2015) Medicinal plants used to treat TB in Ghana. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.02.003

 

  1. M. Nguta., R. Appiah-Opong, A.K. Nyarko, D. Yeboah-Manu, P.G.A. Addo. (2015) Current perspectives in drug discovery against tuberculosis from natural products. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 4:165-183.

 

  1. Jenness SM, Biney AA, Ampofo WK, Nii-Amoo Dodoo F, Cassels S.Minimal coital dilution in Accra, Ghana. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2015; 69(1):85-91.

 

  1. Joseph Tuffour, Evelyn Owusu-Mireku, Marie-Therese Ruf, Samuel Aboagye, Grace Kpeli, Victor Akuoku, Janet Pereko, Albert Paintsil, Kofi Bonney, William Ampofo, Gerd Pluschke, and Dorothy Yeboah-Manu. Challenges Associated with Management of Buruli Ulcer/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection in a Treatment Center in Ghana: A Case Series Study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(2), 2015, pp. 216–223.

 

  1. Julius N. Fobil and Gordon A. Awandare. Evidence of Recent Dengue Exposure among Malaria Parasite-Positive Children in Three Urban Centers in Ghana. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 92(3), 2015, pp. 497–500.

 

  1. Kingsley Badu, Ben Gyan, Maxwell Appawu, Daniel Mensah, Daniel Dodoo, Guiyun Yan, Chris Drakeley, Guofa Zhou, Ellis Owusu-Dabo and Kwadwo Ansah Koram. Serological evidence of vector and parasite exposure in Southern Ghana: the dynamics of malaria transmission intensity. Parasites & Vectors (2015) 8:251.DOI 10.1186

 

41.  Kwakye-Nuako G, Mosore MT, Duplessis C, Bates MD, Puplampu N, Mensah-Attipoe I, Desewu K, Afegbe G, Asmah RH, Jamjoom MB, Ayeh-Kumi PF, Boakye DA, Bates PA. First isolation of a new species of Leishmania responsible for human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ghana and classification in the Leishmania enriettii complex. International Journal for Parasitology. 2015; 45 (11):679-84.

 

42.  Lamberton PH, Cheke RA, Winskill P, Tirados I, Walker M, Osei-Atweneboana MY, Biritwum NK, Tetteh-Kumah A, Boakye DA, Wilson MD, Post RJ, Basañez MG. Onchocerciasis transmission in Ghana: persistence under different control strategies and the role of the simuliid vectors. PLoS Neglected Tropical Disease. 2015 Apr 21; 9(4):e0003688.

  1. Chen, J. Deng, W. Li, C. Su, Y. Xia, M. Wang1, X. Li, B. K. Abuaku, H. Tan and S. W. Wen. The relationship between chitotriosidase activity and tuberculosis. Epidemiology and Infection. (2015), 143, 3196–3202.

 

  1. Suzuki, N.H. Tung, K.D. Kwofie, R. Adegle, M. Amoa-Bosompem, M. Sakyiamah, F. Ayertey, K.B-A. Owusu, I. Tuffour, P. Atchoglo, K.K. Frempong, W.K. Anyan, T. Uto, O. Morinaga, T. Yamashita, F. Aboagye, A.A. Appiah, R. Appiah-Opong, A.K. Nyarko, S. Yamaoka, Y. Yamaguchi, D. Edoh, K. Koram, N. Ohta, D.A. Boakye, I. Ayi, Y. Shoyama. (2015) new anti-trypanosomal active tetracyclic irridoid isolated from Morinda lucida Benth. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2015.05.003

45.  Maina EK, Bonney EY, Bukusi EA, Sedegah M, Lartey M, Ampofo WK. CD4+ T cell counts in initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected asymptomatic individuals; controversies and inconsistencies. Immunology Letters. 2015 Oct 22. pii: S0165-2478(15)30046-8.

  1. Marina A. Tandoh, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Joseph Otchere, Linda A. Daisie, Maxwell A. Appawu, Michael D. Wilson. Helminthiasis burden and nutritional status of non-enrolled school-aged children in irrigated farmimg communities in Bongo District, Ghana. European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015, 5(2):5-15.

 

  1. Mary Anti Chama, Godwin Akpeko Dziwornu, Reiner Waibel, Dorcas Osei- Safo, Ivan Addae-Mensah, Joseph Otchere & Michael Wilson. Isolation, characterization, and anthelminthic activities of a novel dichapetalin and other constituents of Dichapetalum filicaule. Pharmaceutical Biology. 2015 Jun 29:1-10.

 

  1. Mengshi Chen, Jing Deng, Wufei Li, Dan Lin, Congxu Su, Mian Wang, Xun Li, Benjamin Kwaku Abuaku, Hongzhuan Tan and Shi Wu Wen. Impact of tea drinking upon tuberculosis: a neglected issue. BMC Public Health (2015) 15:515 DOI 10.1186.

 

  1. Mengshi Chen, Ying Liang, Wufei Li, Mian Wang, Li Hu, Benjamin Kwaku Abuaku, Xin Huang, Hongzhuan Tan and Shi Wu Wen. Impact of MBL and MASP-2 gene polymorphism and its interaction on susceptibility to tuberculosis. BMC Infectious Diseases (2015) 15:151DOI 10.1186.

 

  1. Mitsuko Suzuki, Nguyen Huu Tung, Kofi D. Kwofi, Richard Adegle, Michael Amoa-Bosompem, Maxwell Sakyiamah, Frederick Ayertey, Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Isaac Tuffour, Philip Atchoglo, Kwadwo Kyereme Frempong, William K. Anyan, Takuhiro Uto, Osamu Morinaga, Taizo Yamashita, Frederic Aboagye, Alfred Ampomah Appiah, Regina Appiah-Opong, Alexander K. Nyarko, Shoji Yamaoka, Yasuchika Yamaguchi,Dominic Edoh, Kwadwo Koram, Nobuo Ohta, Daniel A. Boakye, Irene Ayi and Yukihiro Shoyama. New anti-trypanosomal active tetracyclic iridoid isolated from Morinda lucida Benth. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters.2015, 25 (15): 3030–3033.

 

  1. Nana Ama Amissah, Corinna Glasner, Anthony Ablordey, Caitlin S. Tetteh, Nana Konama Kotey, Isaac Prah, Tjip S. van der Werf, John W. Rossen, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Ymkje Stienstra. Genetic Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Buruli Ulcer. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015: 9(2): e0003421.

 

  1. Nana Ama Amissah, Monika A. Chlebowicz, Anthony Ablordey, Artur J. Sabat, Caitlin S. Tetteh, Isaac Prah, Tjip S. van der Werf, Alex W. Friedrich, Jan Maarten van Dijl, John W. Rossen, Ymkje Stienstra. Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Transmitted between Patients with Buruli Ulcer. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9(9): e0004049.

 

  1. Nicholas N.A. Kyei, Mark M. Abilba, Foster K. Kwawu, Prince G. Agbenohevi, Joseph H.K. Bonney, Thomas K. Agbemaple, Shirley C. Nimo-Paintsil, William Ampofo, Sally-Ann Ohene and Edward O. Nyarko. Imported Lassa fever: a report of 2 cases in Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases (2015) 15:217 DOI 10.1186.
  2. V.T. Fokou, A.K. Nyarko, R. Appiah-Opong, L.R.T. Yamthe, M. Ofosuhene, F.F. Boyom. (2015) Update on medicinal plants with potency on mycobacterium ulcerans. BioMed Research International doi.org/10.1155/2015/917086.

 

 

  1. Patrick Valere Fokou Tsouh, Phyllis Addo, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Fabrice FekamBoyom. Methods used in preclinical assessment of anti-Buruli ulcer agents: A global perspective. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods 73 (2015) 27–33.

 

  1. Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko, Regina Appiah-Opong, Lauve Rachel TchokouahaYamthe , Phyllis Addo, Isaac K Asante, Fabrice Fekam Boyom. Ethnopharmacological reports on anti-Buruli ulcer medicinal plants in three West African countries. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 172(2015)297–311.

 

  1. Prince Godfred Agbenohevi, John Kofi Odoom, Samuel Bel-Nono, Edward Owusu Nyarko, Mahama Alhassan,David Rodgers, Fenteng Danso, Richard D Suu-Ire, Joseph Humphrey Kofi Bonney, James Aboagye,Karl C Kronmann, Chris Duplessis, Buhari Anthony Oyofo and William Kwabena Ampofo. Biosecurity measures to reduce influenza infections in military barracks in Ghana. BMC Research Notes (2015) 8:14. DOI 10.1186.

 

  1. Appiah-Opong, E. Ofori-Attah, E. Agordzo, A.K. Nyarko, N-A. Ankrah. (2015). Inhibition of aflatoxin B1-8,9-epoxide formation by selected Ghanaian vegetables. Journal of Ghana Science Association, 16(1):44-52.

 

  1. Rebecca Tettey, Patrick Ayeh-Kumi, Prudence Tettey, George O. Adjei, Richard H. Asmah, Daniel Dodoo. Severity of malaria in relation to a complement receptor 1 polymorphism: a case–control study. Pathogens and Global Health 2015 VOL. 109 NO. 5: 247-52.

 

  1. Regis W. Tiendrebeogo, Bright Adu, Susheel K. Singh, Morten H. Dziegiel, Issa Nébié, Sodiomon B. Sirima,Michael Christiansen, Daniel Dodoo and Michael Theisen. Antibody-Dependent Cellular Inhibition Is Associated With Reduced Risk Against Febrile Malaria in a Longitudinal Cohort Study Involving Ghanaian Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2015 Apr 10; 2(2):ofv044. doi: 10.1093.

 

  1. Robert A. Cheke, Maria-Gloria Basa´n˜ez, Malorie Perry, Michael T. White, Rolf Garms, Emmanuel Obuobie, Poppy H. L. Lamberton, Stephen Young, Mike Y. Osei-Atweneboana, Joseph Intsiful, Mingwang Shen, Daniel A. Boakye and Michael D. Wilson. Potential effects of warmer worms and vectors on onchocerciasis transmission in West Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. 2015 Apr 5; 370 (1665). pii: 20130559. doi: 10.1098.

 

  1. Robert Kaba Alhassan, Stephen Opoku Duku, Wendy Janssens, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Nicole Spieker, Paul van Ostenberg, Daniel Kojo Arhinful, Menno Pradhan, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit. Comparison of Perceived and Technical Healthcare Quality in Primary Health Facilities: Implications for a Sustainable National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana. PLoS One. 2015 Oct 14; 10 (10):e0140109.

 

  1. Karasawa, K. Yoza, N.H. Tung, T. Uto, O. Morinaga, M. Suzuki, K.D. Kwofie, M. Amoa-Bosompem, D.A. Boakye, I. Ayi, R. Adegle, M. Sakyiamah, F. Ayertey, F. Aboagye, A.A. Appiah, K.B-A. Owusu, I. Tuffour, P. Atchoglo, K.K. Frempong, W.K. Anyan, R. Appiah-Opong, A.K. Nyarko, T. Yamashita, Y. Yamaguchi, D. Edoh, K. Koram, S. Yamaoka, YN. Ohta, Y. Shoyama. (2015) Determination of the absolute configuration of the novel anti-trypanosomal iridoid molucidin isolated from Morinda lucida by x-ray analysis. Tetrahedron Letters doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.11.031.

 

  1. Sammy CK Tay, Kingsley Badu, Anthony A Mensah and Stephen Y Gbedema. The prevalence of malaria among HIV seropositive individuals and the impact of the co- infection on their hemoglobin levels. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (2015) 14: 10 DOI 10.1186.

 

  1. Sandra A. Hewlett ,Benedict N.L. Calys-Tagoe,Alfred E. Yawson , Phyllis Dako-Gyeke, Emmanuel Nakua , Gloria Folson , Akosua N. Baddo , George Mensah, Nadia Minicuci , Paul Kowal andRichard B. Biritwum. Prevalence and geographic distribution of edentulism among older Ghanaians.  Journal of Public Health Dentistry Volume 75, Issue 1, pages 74–83, 2015.

 

  1. Sophie Jones, Lynn Grignard, Issa Nebie, Jaffu Chilongola, Daniel Dodoo, Robert Sauerwein, Michael Theisen,Will Roeffen, Shrawan Kumar Singh, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sanjay Singh, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Kevin Tetteh,Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema. Naturally acquired antibody responses to recombinant Pfs230 and Pfs48/45 transmission blocking vaccine candidates. Journal of Infection (2015) 71, 117-127.

 

  1. Stephanie Bjerrum, Ernest Kenu, Margaret Lartey, Mercy Jemina Newman, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Aase Bengaard Andersen and Isik Somuncu Johansen. Diagnostic accuracy of the rapid urine lipoarabinomannan test for pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults in Ghana–findings from the detect HIV-TB study. BMC Infectious Diseases (2015) 15:407. DOI 10.1186.

 

  1. Susan Damanka, Theophilus K. Adiku, George E. Armah, Onike Rodrigues, Eric S. Donkor, David Nortey, Richard Asmah. Rotavirus infection in children with diarrhoea at Korle-bu teaching hospital in Ghana. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2015 Sep 11. DOI: 10.7883.

 

  1. Hori, J. Barnor, N.H. Tung, O. Morinaga, A. Hamano, J. Ndzinu, A. Frimpong, K. Minta-Asare, M. Amoa-Bosompem, J. Brandful, J. Odoom, J. Bonney, I. Tuffour; K.B-A. Owusu, M. Ofosuhene, P. Atchoglo, M. Sakyiamah, R. Adegle, R. Appiah-Opong et al. (2015) Procyanidin Trimer C1 Derived from Theobroma cacao Reactivates Latent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Provirus. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.04.101.

 

  1. Uto, N.H. Tung, R. Appiah-Opong, A. Aning, O. Morinaga, D. Edoh, A.K. Nyarko, Y. Shoyama. (2015) Antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic activities of diarylheptanoids isolated from the bark of Alnus japonica in human leukemia cell lines. American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 43(4):1-11.

 

  1. Takanori Hori , Jacob Barnor , Tung Nguyen Huu, Osamu Morinaga ,Akiko Hamano, Jerry Ndzinu , Angela Frimpong, Keren Minta-Asare,Mildred Amoa-Bosompem, James Brandful, John Odoom , Joseph Bonney,Isaac Tuffour, Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Mark Ofosuhene, Philip Atchoglo, Maxwell Sakyiamah, Richard Adegle, Regina Appiah-Opong, William Ampofo,Kwadwo Koram, Alexander Nyarko, Laud Okine, Dominic Edoh, Alfred Appiah,Takuhiro Uto, Yoshiyuki Yoshinaka, Shin Uota, Yukihiro Shoyama and Shoji Yamaoka. Procyanidin trimer C1 derived from Theobroma cacao reactivates latent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 provirus. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications2015, 459 (2) 288-293.

 

  1. Theophilus K. Adiku, Richard H. Asmah , Onike Rodrigues , Bamenla Goka , Evangeline Obodai , Andrew A. Adjei, Eric S. Donkor and George Armah .  Aetiology of Acute Lower Respiratory Infections among Children Under Five Years in Accra, Ghana.  Pathogens 2015, 4(1): 22-33.

 

  1. Tsouh PV, Addo P, Yeboah-Manu D, Boyom FF. Methods used in preclinical assessment of anti-Buruli ulcer agents: A global perspective. Journal of Pharmacological Toxicological Methods. 2015; 73:27-33.

 

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Department Number of Publications
Animal Experiment 3
Bacteriology 8
Clinical Pathology 3
Electron Microscopy 4
Epidemiology 7
Immunology 11
Nutrition 3
Parasitology 15
Virology 7

 

Year of publication: 2015