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Fever in focus: Symptoms, diagnoses and treatment of febrile children in Ghana—A longitudinal hospital study by Rautman, Lydia Helen, Maiga‐Ascofaré, Oumou, Eibach, Daniel, Hogan, Benedikt, Dekker, Denise, Jaeger, Anna, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Owusu‐Dabo, Ellis, Boateng, Felix Osei, Hanson, Henry, Boahen, Kennedy Gyau, Sarpong, Nimako, Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw, Kreuels, Benno, May, Jürgen, Krumkamp, Ralf

“…Background Healthcare resources are often limited in areas of sub‐Saharan Africa. This makes accurate and timely diagnoses challenging and delays treatment of…”
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Cytotoxic T Cell-Derived Granzyme B Is Increased in Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria by Kaminski, Lea-Christina, Riehn, Mathias, Abel, Annemieke, Steeg, Christiane, Yar, Denis Dekugmen, Addai-Mensah, Otchere, Aminkiah, Francis, Owusu Dabo, Ellis, Jacobs, Thomas, Mackroth, Maria Sophia

“…In malaria, CD8 T cells play a double-edged role. Liver-stage specific CD8 T cells can confer protection, as has been shown in several vaccine studies…”
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Burden of influenza among hospitalized febrile children in Ghana by Hogan, Benedikt, Ammer, Luise, Zimmermann, Marlow, Binger, Tabea, Krumkamp, Ralf, Sarpong, Nimako, Rettig, Theresa, Dekker, Denise, Kreuels, Benno, Reigl, Lisa, Boahen, Kennedy G., Wiafe, Charity, Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu‐Dabo, Ellis, May, Jürgen, Eibach, Daniel

“…Background Influenza surveillance data from Africa indicate a substantial disease burden with high mortality. However, local influenza data from district…”
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Status of implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Ghana: a qualitative study by Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, McNeill, Ann, Lewis, Sarah, Gilmore, Anna, Britton, John

“…The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a World Health Organization treaty, has now been ratified by over 165 countries. However there are concerns…”
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Source of medicines and medicine information by self-reported persons living with hypertension and diabetes in rural and urban Ghana by Opare-Addo, Mercy N., Buabeng, Kwame O., Marfo, Afia F., Osei, Francis A., Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Ansong, Daniel, Anto, Berko P., Boaheng, Joseph M., Nyanor, Isaac

“…Abstract Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the source of medicines and medicine information of persons living with hypertension and diabetes in…”
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Complications and mortality of non-typhoidal salmonella invasive disease: a global systematic review and meta-analysis by Marchello, Christian S, Birkhold, Megan, Crump, John A, Martin, Laura B., Ansah, Michael O., Breghi, Gianluca, Canals, Rocio, Fiorino, Fabio, Gordon, Melita A., Kim, Jong-Hoon, Hamaluba, Mainga, Hanumunthadu, Brama, Jacobs, Jan, Kariuki, Samuel, Malvolti, Stefano, Mantel, Carsten, Marks, Florian, Medaglini, Donata, Mogasale, Vittal, Msefula, Chisomo L., Muthumbi, Esther, Niyrenda, Tonney S., Onsare, Robert, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Pettini, Elena, Ramasamy, Maheshi N., Soura, Bassiahi A., Spadafina, Tiziana, Tack, Bieke

“…Non-typhoidal salmonella can cause serious, life-threatening invasive infections involving the bloodstream and other normally sterile sites. We aimed to…”
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Landscape of tobacco control in sub-Saharan Africa by Egbe, Catherine O, Magati, Peter, Wanyonyi, Emma, Sessou, Leonce, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan A

“…Yearly, tobacco use kills about 8 million people globally, 80% of whom live in low/middle-income countries. Given sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) rapidly increasing…”
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Vaccine value profile for invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella disease by Martin, Laura B., Tack, Bieke, Marchello, Christian S., Sikorski, Michael J., Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Nyirenda, Tonney, Mogasale, Vittal, Crump, John A.

“…Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella (iNTS) disease is an under-recognized high-burden disease causing major health and socioeconomic issues in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Detection and Characterization of ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli From Humans and Poultry in Ghana by Falgenhauer, Linda, Imirzalioglu, Can, Oppong, Kwabena, Akenten, Charity Wiafe, Hogan, Benedikt, Krumkamp, Ralf, Poppert, Sven, Levermann, Vinzent, Schwengers, Oliver, Sarpong, Nimako, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, May, Jürgen, Eibach, Daniel

“…The increasing incidence of infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing in sub-Saharan Africa is of serious concern. Studies from…”
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Intermittent preventive treatment comparing two versus three doses of sulphadoxine pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in the prevention of anaemia in pregnancy in Ghana: A cross-sectional study by Agyeman, Yaa Nyarko, Newton, Sam, Annor, Raymond Boadu, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…In 2012 the World Health Organisation (WHO) revised the policy on Intermittent Preventive Treatment with Sulphadoxine Pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) to at least three…”
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans - Is the burden in today's Africa similar to African migrants in Europe? The RODAM study by Agyemang, Charles, Meeks, Karlijn, Beune, Erik, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Mockenhaupt, Frank P, Addo, Juliet, de Graft Aikins, Ama, Bahendeka, Silver, Danquah, Ina, Schulze, Matthias B, Spranger, Joachim, Burr, Tom, Agyei-Baffour, Peter, Amoah, Stephen K, Galbete, Cecilia, Henneman, Peter, Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin, Nicolaou, Mary, Adeyemo, Adebowale, van Straalen, Jan, Smeeth, Liam, Stronks, Karien

“…Rising rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are impending major threats to the health of African populations, but the extent to which they differ between…”
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Constitutive STAT3 phosphorylation and IL-6/IL-10 co-expression are associated with impaired T-cell function in tuberculosis patients by Harling, Kirstin, Adankwah, Ernest, Güler, Alptekin, Afum-Adjei Awuah, Anthony, Adu-Amoah, Louis, Mayatepek, Ertan, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Nausch, Norman, Jacobsen, Marc

“…T-cells critically contribute to protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and impaired T-cell responses can lead to disease progression…”
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Application of Hierarchical/Multilevel Models and Quality of Reporting (2010–2020): A Systematic Review by Asampana Asosega, Killian, Adebanji, Atinuke Olusola, Aidoo, Eric Nimako, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…Introduction. Multilevel models have gained immense popularity across almost every discipline due to the presence of hierarchy in most data and phenomena. In…”
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Injury rate and risk factors among small-scale gold miners in Ghana by Nakua, Emmanuel Kweku, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Newton, Samuel, Koranteng, Adofo, Otupiri, Easmon, Donkor, Peter, Mock, Charles

“…To determine the potential risk factors for injury, estimate the annual injury rate and examine the safety perceptions, and use of personal protective…”
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Viral metagenomics revealed novel betatorquevirus species in pediatric inpatients with encephalitis/meningoencephalitis from Ghana by Eibach, Daniel, Hogan, Benedikt, Sarpong, Nimako, Winter, Doris, Struck, Nicole S., Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas, May, Jürgen, Cadar, Daniel

“…The cause of acute encephalitis/meningoencephalitis in pediatric patients remains often unexplained despite extensive investigations for large panel of…”
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Predictors of Seat-Belt Use among Bus Passengers in Ghana: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Health Belief Model by Okyere, Paul, Agyei-Baffour, Peter, Harris, Muriel Jean, Mock, Charles, Donkor, Peter, Yankson, Isaac Kofi, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…Background Seat-belt use is effective in preventing traffic fatalities and injuries yet its use is not universal. This study sought to determine the predictors…”
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High prevalence of common respiratory viruses and no evidence of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Hajj pilgrims returning to Ghana, 2013 by Annan, Augustina, Owusu, Michael, Marfo, Kwadwo Sarfo, Larbi, Richard, Sarpong, Francisca Naana, Adu‐Sarkodie, Yaw, Amankwa, Joseph, Fiafemetsi, Samuel, Drosten, Christian, Owusu‐Dabo, Ellis, Eckerle, Isabella

“…Objective The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) emerged in 2012 on the Arabian Peninsula and has caused severe respiratory disease with…”
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Differential expression pattern of co-inhibitory molecules on CD4+ T cells in uncomplicated versus complicated malaria by Abel, Annemieke, Steeg, Christiane, Aminkiah, Francis, Addai-Mensah, Otchere, Addo, Marylyn, Gagliani, Nicola, Casar, Christian, Yar, Denis Dekugmen, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Jacobs, Thomas, Mackroth, Maria Sophia

“…The immune response of malaria patients is a main factor influencing the clinical severity of malaria. A tight regulation of the CD4 + T cell response or the…”
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Determinants of Maternal Satisfaction with the Quality of Childbirth Services in a University Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Amoah, Victoria, Opoku, Douglas Aninng, Ayisi-Boateng, Nana Kwame, Osarfo, Joseph, Apenteng, Georgina, Amponsah, Obed Kwabena Offe, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, Issah, Shamwill, Mohammed, Aliyu

“…Introduction. Rendering quality childbirth services that lead to higher levels of maternal satisfaction is an important goal of every health institution…”
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Optimization of a protocol for the evaluation of antibody responses to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in low-resource settings by Donkoh, Emmanuel Timmy, Dassah, Edward Tieru, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

“…Abstract Introduction Available human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines could have an important primary role in cervical cancer prevention once their long-term…”
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