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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in human health: Experience from the tricycle project, Ghana by Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Korang-Labi, Appiah, Kwao, Paul, Egyir, Beverly, Nuertey, Benjamin D, Hedidor, George, Boateng, Gifty, Asah-Opoku, Kwaku, Dankwah, Thomas, Okine, Esther, Opintan, Japheth A

“…Background Vulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, are at increased risk of potentially life-threatening infections with extended-spectrum…”
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Investigating the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae O1 in environmental and clinical isolates in Accra, Ghana by Abana, David, Gyamfi, Elizabeth, Dogbe, Magdalene, Opoku, Grace, Opare, David, Boateng, Gifty, Mosi, Lydia

“…Cholera has been endemic in Ghana since its detection in 1970. It has been shown that long-term survival of the bacteria may be attained in aquatic…”
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Assessment of National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Accra, Ghana, within Framework of Global Health Security by Ogee-Nwankwo, Adaeze, Opare, David, Boateng, Gifty, Nyaku, Mawuli, Haynes, Lia M, Balajee, S Arunmozhi, Conklin, Laura, Icenogle, Joseph P, Rota, Paul A, Waku-Kouomou, Diane

“…The Second Year of Life project of the Global Health Security Agenda aims to improve immunization systems and strengthen measles and rubella surveillance,…”
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Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance of Three Commercial Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Kutame, Richard, Boateng, Gifty, Adusi-Poku, Yaw, Sorvor, Felix, Antwi, Lorreta, Agyemang-Bioh, Florence, Ayensu, Bright, Gyau-Boateng, Vincent, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin

“…Interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have gained attention for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) due to their higher specificity…”
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Detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus circulation by environmental surveillance in the absence of clinical cases by Odoom, John Kofi, Obodai, Evangeline, Boateng, Gifty, Diamenu, Stanley, Attiku, Keren, Avevor, Patrick, Duker, Ewurabena, Boahene, Bismarck, Eshun, Miriam, Gberbie, Emmanuel, Opare, Joseph Kwadwo Larbi

“…On August 25, 2019, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research notified the confirmation of a circulating-vaccine-derived poliovirus type-2 (cVDPV2)…”
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Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ghana using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy by Egyir, Beverly, Bortey, Alfred, Duedu, Kwabena O., Boateng, Gifty, Bekoe, Franklin A., Hedidor, George, Adjabeng, Michael, Dayie, Nicholas T.K.D., Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Opintan, Japheth A.

“…Introduction The Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy is aimed at enhancing public health surveillance and response in the African…”
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A qualitative assessment of perceived barriers to effective therapeutic communication among nurses and patients by Amoah, Vida Maame Kissiwaa, Anokye, Reindolf, Boakye, Dorothy Serwaa, Acheampong, Enoch, Budu-Ainooson, Amy, Okyere, Emelia, Kumi-Boateng, Gifty, Yeboah, Cynthia, Afriyie, Jennifer Owusu

“…Therapeutic communication is essential in the provision of quality healthcare to patients. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived barriers to…”
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Dynamics of genotype-specific HPV clearance and reinfection in rural Ghana may compromise HPV screening approaches by Krings, Amrei, Boateng, Gifty, Dunyo, Priscilla, Amuah, Joseph E., Adams, Rashid A., Adunyame, Lois, Nkansah, Dinah O., Wormenor, Comfort M., Hansen, Benjamin T., Gedzah, Isaac, Asmah, Richard H., Wiredu, Edwin K., Kaufmann, Andreas M.

“…Persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a prerequisite for cervical cancer development. Few studies investigated clearance of high-risk HPV in…”
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Marburg Virus Disease in Ghana by Bonney, Joseph K., Adu, Bright, Sanders, Terrel, Pratt, Deborah, Adams, Patience, Asante, Ivy A., Bonney, Evelyn Y., Agbodzi, Bright, Kumordjie, Selassie, Faye, Martin, Obodai, Evangeline, Ketorwoley, Prince, Yeboah, Clara, Tublu, Mildred, Diagne, Moussa M., Diallo, Amadou, Ofori, Magdalene, Laryea, Dennis, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Kyei, George B., Ohene, Sally-Ann, Boateng, Gifty, Chapman, Ryan, Faye, Ousmane, Wiley, Michael, Odoom, John, Sall, Amadou, Kasolo, Francis C., Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

“…Marburg virus causes a hemorrhagic fever that is similar to Ebola virus disease. In June 2022, three cases were identified in Ghana…”
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Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa by Sylverken, Augustina Angelina, Owusu, Michael, Agbavor, Bernadette, Kwarteng, Alex, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Ofori, Patrick, El-Duah, Philip, Yeboah, Richmond, Aryeetey, Sherihane, Addo Asamoah, Jesse, Ekekpi, Rita Ziem, Oppong, Morrah, Gorman, Richmond, Brempong, Kofi Adjei, Nyarko-Afriyie, Emmanuella, Owusu Bonsu, Felix, Larsen-Reindorf, Rita, Rockson Adjei, Michael, Boateng, Gifty, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin, Sarkodie, Badu, Laryea, Dennis O, Tinkorang, Emmanuel, Kumah Aboagye, Patrick, Nsiah Asare, Anthony, Obiri-Danso, Kwasi, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Phillips, Richard Odame

“…The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11 2020, by the World Health Organisation prompted the need for a sustained and a rapid international…”
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Pediatric critical care nursing empowerment through distance education and simulation in Accra, Ghana by Nader, Marie, Silvers, Rebecca L., Phatak, Uma P., White, Lauren J., Jaeger, Margret, Whitfill, Travis M., Owusu-Sekyere, Frank, Boateng, Gifty D., Lano, Gifty Y., Canarie, Michael F., Gross, Isabel T.

“…•A distance education and simulation curriculum can be delivered using VRR and Zoom.•Locally relevant distance curricula can increase nurse's learning and…”
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in human health: Experience from the tricycle project, Ghana by Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Appiah Korang-Labi, Paul Kwao, Beverly Egyir, Benjamin D Nuertey, George Hedidor, Gifty Boateng, Kwaku Asah-Opoku, Thomas Dankwah, Esther Okine, Japheth A Opintan

“…BackgroundVulnerable groups, such as pregnant women, are at increased risk of potentially life-threatening infections with extended-spectrum…”
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Whole genome sequencing revealed high proportions of ST152 MRSA among clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from ten hospitals in Ghana by Egyir, Beverly, Owusu-Nyantakyi, Christian, Bortey, Alfred, Rabbi Amuasi, Grebstad, Owusu, Felicia Amoa, Boateng, William, Ahmed, Hawawu, Danso, Justice Kwesi, Oclu, Agnes Akosua Gyamaah, Mohktar, Quaneeta, Tetteh-Ocloo, Georgina, Amegbletor, Harold, Fosu, Kwabena, Tetteh, Francis Kwame Morgan, Asante-Sefa, Solomon, Deberu, Oliver Nangkuu, Osei, Kennedy Mensah, Twasam, Joana, Kodom, Sarkodie, Gyinae, Esther, Sampah, James, Dzifa Dayie, Nicholas, Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Mills-Pappoe, William Addo, Boateng, Gifty, Nilsson, Pernille, Bonful, Harriet Affran, Adu, Bright, Hendriksen, Rene S.

“…Previous studies in Ghana indicated low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and predominance of ST152 methicillin-susceptible S…”
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An 11-year trend of rubella incidence cases reported in the measles case-based surveillance system, Ghana by Dongdem, Anthony Zunuo, Alhassan, Elizabeth, Opare, David, Boateng, Gifty, Bonsu, George, Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame, Sarkodie, Badu, Dzotsi, Emmanuel, Adjabeng, Michael, Afagbedzi, Seth, Alhassan, Yakubu, Agyabeng, Kofi, Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin

“…rubella is vaccine-preventable and vaccination is the most cost-effective approach to control the disease and avoid the management of congenital rubella…”
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Phylogenetic and antimicrobial drug resistance analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates from Ghana by Opintan, Japheth A, Will, Robert C, Kuma, George K, Osei, Mary, Akumwena, Amos, Boateng, Gifty, Owusu-Okyere, Godfred, Antwi, Lorreta, Opare, David, Pragasam, Agila Kumari, Vasudevan, Karthick, Srivastava, Sunil Kumar, Balaji, Veeraraghavan, Newman, Mercy J, Dougan, Gordon, Mutreja, Ankur

“…We investigated the evolution, phylogeny and antimicrobial resistance of O1 isolates (VCO1) from Ghana. Outbreak and environmental sources of VCO1 were…”
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Using drones to transport suspected COVID-19 samples; experiences from the second largest testing centre in Ghana, West Africa by Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Michael Owusu, Bernadette Agbavor, Alex Kwarteng, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Patrick Ofori, Philip El-Duah, Richmond Yeboah, Sherihane Aryeetey, Jesse Addo Asamoah, Rita Ziem Ekekpi, Morrah Oppong, Richmond Gorman, Kofi Adjei Brempong, Emmanuella Nyarko-Afriyie, Felix Owusu Bonsu, Rita Larsen-Reindorf, Michael Rockson Adjei, Gifty Boateng, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Badu Sarkodie, Dennis O. Laryea, Emmanuel Tinkorang, Patrick Kumah Aboagye, Anthony Nsiah Asare, Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Richard Odame Phillips

“…Background The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic on March 11 2020, by the World Health Organisation prompted the need for a sustained and a rapid…”
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Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ghana using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy by Egyir, Beverly, Bortey, Alfred, Duedu, Kwabena O., Boateng, Gifty, Bekoe, Franklin A., Hedidor, George, Adjabeng, Michael, Dayie, Nicholas T.K.D., Obeng-Nkrumah, Noah, Opintan, Japheth A.

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Effect of preserved and preservative-free timolol eye drops on tear film stability in healthy Africans by Ilechie, Alex, Abokyi, Samuel, Boateng, Gifty, Koffuor, George

“…Background: Preserved versus nonpreserved formulations for ophthalmic use have been well described in the literature although not specifically in the African…”
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Answering the Call by Boateng, Team Leaders: Gifty, Campbell, Kim, Durk, Lauren, Steindl, Kathleen, Bang, Kaitlyn

“…Bayhealth Medical Center in Delaware employs more than 4,400 staff. As the Covid-19 pandemic approached, the task was to successfully shift staff to care for…”
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