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Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus among Children in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Eibach, Daniel, Nagel, Michael, Hogan, Benedikt, Azuure, Clinton, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise, Gajdiss, Mike, Brunke, Melanie, Sarpong, Nimako, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, May, Jürgen

“…Nasal carriage with Staphylococcus aureus is a common risk factor for invasive infections, indicating the necessity to monitor prevalent strains, particularly…”
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Transmission of Cryptosporidium Species Among Human and Animal Local Contact Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study by Krumkamp, Ralf, Aldrich, Cassandra, Maiga-Ascofare, Oumou, Mbwana, Joyce, Rakotozandrindrainy, Njari, Borrmann, Steffen, Caccio, Simone M, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphael, Adegnika, Ayola Akim, Lusingu, John P A, Amuasi, John, May, Jürgen, Eibach, Daniel

“…Cryptosporidiosis has been identified as one of the major causes of diarrhea and diarrhea-associated deaths in young children in sub-Saharan Africa. This study…”
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Salmonella enterica in farm environments in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Ofori, Linda Aurelia, Fosu, Dennis, Ofori, Seth, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Flieger, Antje, Simon, Sandra, Jaeger, Anna, Lamshöft, Maike, May, Juergen, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Phillips, Richard, Chercos, Daniel Haile, Paintsil, Ellis Kobina, Dekker, Denise

“…Salmonella enterica are important foodborne pathogens and the third leading cause of death among diarrheal infections worldwide. This cross-sectional study…”
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Spectrum of antibiotic resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from chronically infected wounds in a rural district hospital in Ghana by Krumkamp, Ralf, Oppong, Kwabena, Hogan, Benedikt, Strauss, Ricardo, Frickmann, Hagen, Wiafe-Akenten, Charity, Boahen, Kennedy G, Rickerts, Volker, McCormick Smith, Ilka, Groß, Uwe, Schulze, Marco, Jaeger, Anna, Loderstädt, Ulrike, Sarpong, Nimako, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, May, Jürgen, Dekker, Denise, Lin, Baochuan

“…Background Chronic infected wounds are generally difficult to manage and treatment can be particularly challenging in resource-limited settings where…”
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Antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni in commercial and smallholder farm animals in the Asante Akim North Municipality of Ghana by Paintsil, Ellis Kobina, Ofori, Linda Aurelia, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Zautner, Andreas E., Mbwana, Joyce, Jaeger, Anna, Lamshöft, Maike, May, Jürgen, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Philipps, Richard Odame, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise

“…Worldwide, farm animals, in particular poultry, are an important reservoir for Campylobacter spp. However, information on Campylobacter colonization in farm…”
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Emergence of phylogenetically diverse and fluoroquinolone resistant Salmonella Enteritidis as a cause of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease in Ghana by Aldrich, Cassandra, Hartman, Hassan, Feasey, Nicholas, Chattaway, Marie Anne, Dekker, Denise, Al-Emran, Hassan M, Larkin, Lesley, McCormick, Jacquelyn, Sarpong, Nimako, Le Hello, Simon, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Panzner, Ursula, Park, Se Eun, Im, Justin, Marks, Florian, May, Jürgen, Dallman, Timothy J, Eibach, Daniel

“…Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is a cause of both poultry- and egg-associated enterocolitis globally and bloodstream-invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella…”
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Incidence and characteristics of bacteremia among children in rural Ghana by Nielsen, Maja Verena, Sarpong, Nimako, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise, Loag, Wibke, Amemasor, Solomon, Agyekum, Alex, Marks, Florian, Huenger, Frank, Krefis, Anne Caroline, Hagen, Ralf Matthias, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, May, Jürgen, Schwarz, Norbert Georg

“…The objective of the study was to describe systemic bacterial infections occurring in acutely ill and hospitalized children in a rural region in Ghana,…”
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Molecular characterization of Arcobacter butzleri isolates from poultry in rural Ghana by Zautner, Andreas E, Riedel, Thomas, Bunk, Boyke, Spröer, Cathrin, Boahen, Kennedy G, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Dreyer, Annika, Färber, Jacqueline, Kaasch, Achim J, Overmann, Jörg, May, Jürgen, Dekker, Denise

“…In recent years, has gained clinical significance as an emerging diarrheagenic pathogen associated with poultry and water reservoirs. The full clinical…”
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No serological evidence for Zika virus infection and low specificity for anti-Zika virus ELISA in malaria positive individuals among pregnant women from Madagascar in 2010 by Schwarz, Norbert Georg, Mertens, Eva, Winter, Doris, Maiga-Ascofaré, Oumou, Dekker, Denise, Jansen, Stephanie, Tappe, Dennis, Randriamampionona, Njary, May, Jürgen, Rakotozandrindrainy, Raphael, Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas

“…It was previously reported that a malaria infection may interfere with the specificity of a commercial ELISA test against Zika virus (ZIKV). We analyzed 1,216…”
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Community perceptions on the effectiveness of herbal medicines and factors associated with their use in managing diarrhoea among under-five children in North-eastern Tanzania by Liheluka, Edwin, Gibore, Nyasiro Sophia, Lusingu, John P. A., Gesase, Samwel, Minja, Daniel T. R., Lamshöft, Maike, Dekker, Denise, Bali, Theodora

“…Abstract Background The demand for herbal medicines continues to increase globally. However, community perceptions on their effectiveness and factors…”
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Characterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana by Dekker, Denise, Krumkamp, Ralf, Eibach, Daniel, Sarpong, Nimako, Boahen, Kennedy Gyau, Frimpong, Michael, Fechtner, Elina, Poppert, Sven, Hagen, Ralf Matthias, Schwarz, Norbert Georg, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Im, Justin, Marks, Florian, Frickmann, Hagen, May, Jürgen

“…Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) cause the majority of bloodstream infections in Ghana, however the mode of transmission and source of invasive NTS in Africa are…”
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Carriage of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli among children in rural Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Khan, Neyaz Ahmed, Mbwana, Joyce, Krumkamp, Ralf, Fosu, Dennis, Paintsil, Ellis Kobina, Boahen, Kennedy Gyau, Osei-Mensa, James, Maiga-Ascofare, Oumou, May, Jürgen, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Phillips, Richard Odame, Ofori, Linda Aurelia, Dekker, Denise

“…Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) and Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) present a high burden in both communities and…”
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Antimicrobial Usage in Commercial and Domestic Poultry Farming in Two Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Paintsil, Ellis Kobina, Ofori, Linda Aurelia, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Fosu, Dennis, Ofori, Seth, Lamshöft, Maike, May, Jürgen, Danso, Kwasi Obiri, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise

“…Poultry farming is a common practice in Ghana. Antibiotics are used, particularly in commercial poultry farming, as growth promoters and to prevent and cure…”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Humans and Food-Producing Animals in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paintsil, Ellis Kobina, Ofori, Linda Aurelia, Adobea, Sarah, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Phillips, Richard Odame, Maiga-Ascofare, Oumou, Lamshöft, Maike, May, Jürgen, Obiri Danso, Kwasi, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise

“…species are one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis in humans. This review reports on the prevalence and antibiotic resistance data of spp. isolated from…”
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Antibiotic-Resistant Arcobacter spp. in commercial and smallholder farm animals in Asante Akim North Municipality, Ghana and Korogwe Town Council, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Paintsil, Ellis Kobina, Ofori, Linda Aurelia, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Zautner, Andreas E, Mbwana, Joyce, Khan, Neyaz Ahmed, Lusingu, John P. A, Kaseka, Joseph, Minja, Daniel T. R, Gesase, Samwel, Jaeger, Anna, Lamshöft, Maike, May, Jürgen, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Krumkamp, Ralf, Dekker, Denise

“…Abstract Background Arcobacter species are considered emerging foodborne pathogens that can potentially cause serious infections in animals and humans. This…”
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Epidemiology of Plasmids in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with Acquired Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Genes Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana by Pankok, Frederik, Taudien, Stefan, Dekker, Denise, Thye, Thorsten, Oppong, Kwabena, Wiafe Akenten, Charity, Lamshöft, Maike, Jaeger, Anna, Kaase, Martin, Scheithauer, Simone, Tanida, Konstantin, Frickmann, Hagen, May, Jürgen, Loderstädt, Ulrike

“…Little information is available on the local epidemiology of mobile genetic elements such as plasmids harboring acquired beta-lactamase genes in Western…”
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Clinical indicators for bacterial co-infection in Ghanaian children with P. falciparum infection by Nielsen, Maja Verena, Amemasor, Solomon, Agyekum, Alex, Loag, Wibke, Marks, Florian, Sarpong, Nimako, Dekker, Denise, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, May, Jürgen

“…Differentiation of infectious causes in severely ill children is essential but challenging in sub- Saharan Africa. The aim of the study was to determine…”
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Medicinal plants for treatment of diarrhoeal diseases among under-five children: experience from traditional healers in North-eastern Tanzania by Liheluka, Edwin, Gibore, Nyasiro Sophia, Lusingu, John P. A, Gesase, Samwel, Minja, Daniel T. R, Lamshöft, Maike, Dekker, Denise, Bali, Theodora

“…Abstract Background Right through history, humans have relied heavily on plants for sustenance and the healing of different ailments. One of the long-standing…”
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Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Chronic Infected Wounds in Rural Ghana by Wolters, Manuel, Frickmann, Hagen, Christner, Martin, Both, Anna, Rohde, Holger, Oppong, Kwabena, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, May, Jürgen, Dekker, Denise

“…Globally, is an important bacterial pathogen causing a wide range of community and hospital acquired infections. In Ghana, resistance of to locally available…”
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Multicentric Evaluation of SeeGene Allplex Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting 28 Bacterial, Microsporidal and Parasitic Nucleic Acid Sequences in Human Stool Samples by Weinreich, Felix, Hahn, Andreas, Eberhardt, Kirsten Alexandra, Kann, Simone, Köller, Thomas, Warnke, Philipp, Dupke, Susann, Dekker, Denise, May, Jürgen, Frickmann, Hagen, Loderstädt, Ulrike

“…Prior to the implementation of new diagnostic techniques, a thorough evaluation is mandatory in order to ensure diagnostic reliability. If positive samples are…”
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