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High prevalence of hepatitis B and poor knowledge on hepatitis B and C viral infections among barbers: a cross-sectional study of the Obuasi municipality, Ghana by Adoba, Prince, Boadu, Stephen Kyei, Agbodzakey, Hope, Somuah, Daniel, Ephraim, Richard Kobina Dadzie, Odame, Enoch Anto

“…Barbers, while shaving, may be accidentally exposed to the blood and bodily fluids of their customers increasing their risk of contraction of HBV and HCV…”
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Tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) best predicts the development of acute kidney injury by Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah, Ephraim, Richard K. Dadzie, Adoba, Prince, Amoani, Benjamin, Buckman, Tonnies, Mantey, Richard, Eghan, Benjamin A.

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is routinely diagnosed by creatinine-based guidelines, which is sub-optimal marker after injury due to renal and non-renal factors…”
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Demographic, diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in Ghana by Okyere, Perditer, Ephraim, Richard K D, Okyere, Isaac, Attakorah, Joseph, Serwaa, Dorcas, Essuman, Grace, Abaka-Yawson, Albert, Adoba, Prince

“…Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is the commonest of the hereditary kidney diseases and mostly ensues in utero with signs delayed until…”
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Individual and combined bioscore model of presepsin, procalcitonin, and high sensitive C - reactive protein as biomarkers for early diagnosis of paediatric sepsis by Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah, Enimil, Anthony, Adu, David Kwabena, Ephraim, Richard Dadzie, Danquah, Kwabena Owusu, Fondjo, Linda, Baidoe-Ansah, David, Adoba, Prince, Toboh, Emmanuel, Afranie, Bright Oppong

“…Paediatric sepsis remains a major public health problem with significant morbidity and mortality especially in developing countries. Clinical symptoms…”
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Renal function in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium: a case–control study of an endemic Ghanaian community by Ephraim, Richard K. D., Brenyah, Ruth C., Adoba, Prince, Agbodjakey, Hope, Allotey, Larissa E., Korang, Patrick, Duah, Evans, Bogoch, Isaac, Abaka-Yawson, Albert, Hotorvi, Christian, Kwadzokpui, Precious Kwablah

“…Schistosomiasis has been associated with kidney diseases leading to serious health problems especially in advanced cases. Most studies have used renal biopsy,…”
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Psychological impact of COVID-19 on diabetes mellitus patients in Cape Coast, Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Ephraim, Richard Kobina Dadzie, Duah, Evans, Nkansah, Charles, Amoah, Samuel, Fosu, Emmanuel, Afrifa, Justice, Botchway, Felix, Okyere, Perditer, Essien-Baidoo, Samuel, Mensah, Kofi, Serwaa, Dorcas, Sakyi, Samuel Asamoah, Adoba, Prince, Fondjo, Linda Ahenkorah, Ninnoni, Jerry Paul, Aderoju, Yaa Boahemaa Gyasi

“…COVID-19 pandemic has had a greater psychological impact on patients with chronic ailments such as diabetes mellitus, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS compared to…”
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Knowledge Level and Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana by Nsiah, Paul, Anderson, Maxwell, Adu, Patrick, Bentsil, Joseph-Josiah, Kontor, Kate Adomakowaah, Ephraim, Richard K. D., Adoba, Prince, Sakyi, Samuel A.

“…Background. Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) is a major cause of hospital admission during the neonatal period and is associated with significant mortality. This…”
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Assessment of the RIFLE criteria for the diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury; a retrospective study in South-Western Ghana by Ephraim, Richard K D, Darkwah, Kwame O, Sakyi, Samuel A, Ephraim, Mabel, Antoh, Enoch O, Adoba, Prince

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) affects 3-7 % of patients admitted to the hospital and approximately 25-30 % of patients in the intensive care unit. RIFLE, a newly…”
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Abnormal coagulation profile in people living with HIV-AIDS on combined Antiretroviral Therapy: findings from a case-control study in the Ho municipality, Ghana by Dadzie Ephraim, Richard Kobina, Ahadzie, James Elikem, Adu, Patrick, Boachie, Joseph, Agbodzakey, Hope, Adoba, Prince, Cudjoe, Obed

“…INTRODUCTION: Although combined Anti-Retroviral Therapy (cART) has improved the quality of life and survival in people living with HIV-AIDS (PLWHA), there have…”
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Acute kidney injury in pediatric patients with malaria: A prospective cross-sectional study in the shai-osudoku district of Ghana by D. Ephraim, Richard, Adoba, Prince, Sakyi, Samuel, Aporeigah, Josephine, Fondjo, Linda, Botchway, Felix, Storph, Rebecca, Toboh, Emmanuel

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a highly fatal complication of malaria. We used the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) and Pediatric Risk, Injury,…”
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Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among the High Risk Population in South-Western Ghana; A Cross Sectional Study by Ephraim, Richard KD, Biekpe, Sylvester, Sakyi, Samuel A., Adoba, Prince, Agbodjakey, Hope, Antoh, Enoch O.

“…Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major global health problem. CKD is one of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus and hypertension…”
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High Iodine Deficiency among Pregnant Women in Periurban Ghana: A Hospital-Based Longitudinal Study by Adu, Patrick, Adoba, Prince, Morna, Martin, Kye-Amoah, Kenneth Kwame, Awuku, Yaw Asante, Simpong, David Larbi, Anin, Stephen Kofi

“…Background. Iodine deficiency causes maternal hypothyroidism which can lead to growth, cognitive, and psychomotor deficit in neonates, infants, and children…”
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Normal Non-HDL Cholesterol, Low Total Cholesterol, and HDL Cholesterol Levels in Sickle Cell Disease Patients in the Steady State: A Case-Control Study of Tema Metropolis by Agoni, Clement, Adoba, Prince, Agbodzakey, Hope, Ake, Edem, Adu, Patrick, Ephraim, Richard K. D., Cudjoe, Obed

“…Background. Abnormal lipid homeostasis in sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by defects in plasma and erythrocyte lipids and may increase the risk of…”
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Chronic kidney disease stages among diabetes patients in the Cape Coast metropolis by Agbodzakey, Hope, Ephraim, Richard K. D., Owiredu, W. K. B. A., Adoba, Prince, Eghan, Ben A., Arthur, Eric

“…Diabetes patients worldwide are at a high risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which affects their quality of life and increases the risk of early death. This…”
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Chronic kidney disease is common in sickle cell disease: a cross-sectional study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana by Ephraim, Richard Kobina Dadzie, Osakunor, Derick Nii Mensah, Cudjoe, Obed, Oduro, Enos Amoako, Asante-Asamani, Lyudmila, Mitchell, Juliana, Agbodzakey, Hope, Adoba, Prince

“…Renal involvement in sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of…”
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Acute kidney injury among medical and surgical in-patients in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana: a prospective cross-sectional study by Ephraim, Richard Kd, Awuku, Yaw A, Tetteh-Ameh, Ignatious, Baffe, Charles, Aglagoh, Godsway, Ogunajo, Victor A, Owusu-Ansah, Kizito, Adoba, Prince, Kumordzi, Samuel, Quarshie, Joshua

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome associated with high morbidity, mortality and high hospital costs. Despite its adverse clinical and economic effects,…”
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Serum Uric acid is a better indicator of kidney impairment than serum uric acid to creatine ratio ; a cross sectional study of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by Ephraim, Richard K. D., Awuku, Yaw A., Numekevor, Prince, Botchway, Felix, Adoba, Prince, Dadzie, Emmanuel K., Abrefa, Chris A., Abaka-Yawson, Albert

“…Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients are likely to develop kidney disease. The need to identify more accessible and cheaper diagnostic…”
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Vascular access for haemodialysis in Ghana: a single centre experience by Okyere, Isaac, Okyere, Perditer, Dadzie Ephraim, Richard Kobina, Hutton Mensah, Kojo Awotwi, Attakora, Joseph, Essuman, Grace, Serwaa, Dorcas, Abaka-Yawson, Albert, Adoba, Prince

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High risk of coagulopathy among Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus clients at a municipal hospital in Ghana by Ephraim, Richard Kd, Awuku, Yaw A, Adu, Patrick, Ampomah, Lord Tw, Adoba, Prince, Panford, Solomon, Ninnoni, Jerry Pk, Agbodzakey, Hope

“…Persistent hyperglycaemia in diabetes mellitus causes coagulopathies due to glycation of haemoglobin, prothrombin, fibrinogen and other proteins involved in…”
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Determinants of isolated systolic hypertension among diabetic patients visiting the diabetic clinic at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Northern Ghana by Ephraim, Richard K.D, Saasi, Abdul-Razak, Anto, Enoch O, Adoba, Prince

“…Background: Hypertension and diabetes mellitus, two of the leading risk factors for atherosclerosis, are associated with numerous complications, including…”
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