Works by Opare, David

Results: 34

Laboratory capacity in COVID-19 diagnosis and the need to enhance molecular testing in Ghana.

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Global Security: Health, Science & Policy, 2021, v. 6, n. 1, p. 10, doi. 10.1080/23779497.2021.1908157

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Acheampong, Godfred;
Owusu, Michael;
Nkrumah, Bernard;
Obeng-Boadi, Priscilla;
Opare, David A.;
Sambian, David J.;
Angra, Pawan;
Walker, Chastity

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Article

A molecular and epidemiological study of Vibrio cholerae isolates from cholera outbreaks in southern Ghana.

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PLoS ONE, 2020, v. 15, n. 7, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0236016

By:

Danso, Emelia Konadu;
Asare, Prince;
Otchere, Isaac Darko;
Akyeh, Lorenzo Moses;
Asante-Poku, Adwoa;
Aboagye, Samuel Yaw;
Osei-Wusu, Stephen;
Opare, David;
Ntoumi, Francine;
Zumla, Alimuddin;
Duodu, Samuel;
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

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Article

An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana.

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2016

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Kwambana-Adams, Brenda Anna;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Sarkodie, Badu;
Afreh, Osei Kuffour;
Kuma, George Khumalo;
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred;
Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer;
Ohene, Sally-Ann;
Okot, Charles;
Worwui, Archibald Kwame;
Okoi, Catherine;
Senghore, Madikay;
Otu, Jacob Kweku;
Ebruke, Chinelo;
Bannerman, Richard;
Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame;
Opare, David;
Kay, Gemma;
Letsa, Timothy;
Kaluwa, Owen

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journal article

An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana.

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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016, v. 16, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12879-016-1914-3

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Kwambana-Adams, Brenda Anna;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Sarkodie, Badu;
Afreh, Osei Kuffour;
Kuma, George Khumalo;
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred;
Foster-Nyarko, Ebenezer;
Ohene, Sally-Ann;
Okot, Charles;
Worwui, Archibald Kwame;
Okoi, Catherine;
Senghore, Madikay;
Otu, Jacob Kweku;
Ebruke, Chinelo;
Bannerman, Richard;
Amponsa-Achiano, Kwame;
Opare, David;
Kay, Gemma;
Letsa, Timothy;
Kaluwa, Owen

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Article

Surveillance and laboratory collaboration in response to an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Plesiomonas shigelloides, and Aeromonas hydrophila in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana: a case series.

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2022

By:

Owusu, Michael;
Nkrumah, Bernard;
Mensah, Ebenezer Kofi;
Lamptey, Jones;
Acheampong, Godfred;
Sambian, David;
Sylverken, Augustina;
Emery, Shannon;
Robinson, Lucy Maryogo;
Sefa, Solomon Asante;
Amoako, Eric;
Amedzro, Irene;
Chinbuah, Slyvester;
Asante, Kwame;
Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw;
Opare, David

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journal article

Investigating the virulence genes and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Vibrio cholerae O1 in environmental and clinical isolates in Accra, Ghana.

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2019

By:

Abana, David;
Gyamfi, Elizabeth;
Dogbe, Magdalene;
Opoku, Grace;
Opare, David;
Boateng, Gifty;
Mosi, Lydia

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journal article

Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Vaccine-Preventable Bacterial Pathogens - Northern Ghana, 2016.

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2017

By:

Aku, Fortress Y.;
Lessa, Fernanda C.;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Balagumyetime, Phoebe;
Ofosu, Winfred;
Farrar, Jennifer;
Ouattara, Mahamoudou;
Vuong, Jeni T.;
Issah, Kofi;
Opare, Joseph;
Ohene, Sally-Ann;
Okot, Charles;
Kenu, Ernest;
Ameme, Donne K.;
Opare, David;
Abdul-Karim, Abass

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journal article

Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli in River Waters Collected from Two Cities in Ghana, 2018-2020.

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Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease, 2021, v. 6, n. 2, p. 1, doi. 10.3390/tropicalmed6020105

By:

Banu, Regina Ama;
Alvarez, Jorge Matheu;
Reid, Anthony J.;
Enbiale, Wendemagegn;
Labi, Appiah-Korang;
Ansa, Ebenezer D. O.;
Annan, Edith Andrews;
Akrong, Mark Osa;
Borbor, Selorm;
Adomako, Lady A. B.;
Ahmed, Hawa;
Mustapha, Mohammed Bello;
Davtyan, Hayk;
Owiti, Phillip;
Hedidor, George Kwesi;
Quarcoo, Gerard;
Opare, David;
Kikimoto, Boi;
Osei-Atweneboana, Mike Y.;
Schmitt, Heike

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Article

Providing specimen transport through an online marketplace in the Northern region of Ghana.

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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023, v. 12, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.2062

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Abdul-Karim, Abass;
Opare, David;
Balis, Ulysses;
Schroeder, Lee F.

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Article

An assessment of the laboratory network in Ghana: A national-level ATLAS survey (2019–2020).

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African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023, v. 12, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.4102/ajlm.v12i1.1844

By:

Kploanyi, Emma E.;
Kenu, Joseph;
Atsu, Benedicta K.;
Opare, David A.;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Schroeder, Lee F.;
Dowdy, David W.;
Yawson, Alfred E.;
Kenu, Ernest

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Article

Combination of Zizyphus jujuba and Green Tea Extracts Exerts Excellent Cytotoxic Activity in HepG2 Cells via Reducing the Expression of APRIL.

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American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2009, v. 37, n. 1, p. 169, doi. 10.1142/S0192415X09006758

By:

Huang, Xuedan;
Kojima-Yuasa, Akiko;
Xu, Shenghui;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Hasuma, Tadayoshi;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Green Tea Extract Enhances the Selective Cytotoxic Activity of Zizyphus jujuba Extracts in HepG2 Cells.

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American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2008, v. 36, n. 4, p. 729, doi. 10.1142/S0192415X08006193

By:

Xuedan Huang;
Akiko Kojima-Yuasa;
Shenghui Xu;
Toshio Norikura;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Tadayoshi Hasuma;
Isao Matsui-Yuasa

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Article

Synergistic Effect of Green Tea Polyphenols on Their Protection Against FK506-Induced Cytotoxicity in Renal Cells.

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American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2008, v. 36, n. 3, p. 615, doi. 10.1142/S0192415X08006028

By:

Hisamura, Fumie;
Kojima-Yuasa, Akiko;
Xuedan Huang;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Anticancer Activities and Mechanisms of Blumea balsamifera Extract in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.

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American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2008, v. 36, n. 2, p. 411, doi. 10.1142/S0192415X08005862

By:

Norikura, Toshio;
Kojima-Yuasa, Akiko;
Shimizu, Miki;
Xuedan Huang;
Shenghui Xu;
Kametani, Saeda;
Sook-Nyung Rho;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Mechanism of the Anti-Cancer Activity of Zizyphus jujuba in HepG2 Cells.

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American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2007, v. 35, n. 3, p. 517, doi. 10.1142/S0192415X0700503X

By:

Xuedan Huang;
Akiko Kojima-Yuasa;
Toshio Norikura;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Tadayoshi Hasuma;
Isao Matsui-Yuasa

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Article

Apoptosis induced by 1′-acetoxychavicol acetate in Ehrlich ascites tumor cells is associated with modulation of polyamine metabolism and caspase-3 activation.

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Carcinogenesis, 2000, v. 21, n. 12, p. 2151, doi. 10.1093/carcin/21.12.2151

By:

Moffatt, Jerry;
Hashimoto, Makiko;
Kojima, Akiko;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Murakami, Akira;
Koshimizu, Koichi;
Ohigashi, Hajime;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Evaluation of Key Antimicrobial Properties of Moringa oleifera in Relation to Its Use as a Hand-Washing Product.

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Water (20734441), 2018, v. 10, n. 9, p. 1154, doi. 10.3390/w10091154

By:

Clark, Jasmine Naemi-Baghshomali;
Jimenez, Monica;
Raso, Enrique;
Antwi, Loretta;
Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence H.;
Opare, David;
Torondel, Belen

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Article

Continued occurrence of serotype 1 pneumococcal meningitis in two regions located in the meningitis belt in Ghana five years after introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

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PLoS ONE, 2018, v. 13, n. 9, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0203205

By:

Bozio, Catherine H.;
Abdul-Karim, Abass;
Abenyeri, John;
Abubakari, Braimah;
Ofosu, Winfred;
Zoya, Justina;
Ouattara, Mahamoudou;
Srinivasan, Velusamy;
Vuong, Jeni T.;
Opare, David;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Lessa, Fernanda C.

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Article

An 11-year trend of rubella incidence cases reported in the measles case-based surveillance system, Ghana.

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Pan African Medical Journal, 2021, v. 39, p. 1, doi. 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.132.23297

By:

Zunuo Dongdem, Anthony;
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

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Article

Outbreak Response to Circulating Vaccine‐Derived Poliovirus in Three Northern Regions of Ghana, 2019.

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BioMed Research International, 2024, v. 2024, p. 1, doi. 10.1155/2024/5515777

By:

Odoom, John Kofi;
Dzotse, Emmanuel Kofi;
Nii-Trebi, Nicholas Israel;
Opare, David;
Akyereko, Ernest;
Attiku, Keren;
Duker, Ewurabena Oduma;
Eshun, Miriam;
Boahene, Bismarck Banahene;
Gberbi, Emmanuel;
Houphouet, Ekua Essumanma;
Diamenu, Stanley;
Adjabeng, Michael;
Asamoah-Frimpong, Joseph;
Ameme, Donne;
Opare, Joseph Kojo Larbi;
Obodai, Evangeline;
Komatsu, Haruki

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Article

Strengthening surveillance in Ghana against public health emergencies of international concern.

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Tropical Medicine & Health, 2022, v. 50, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s41182-022-00473-w

By:

Adachi, Motoi;
Taniguchi, Kiyosu;
Hori, Hiroki;
Mizutani, Taketoshi;
Ishizaka, Aya;
Ishikawa, Koichi;
Matano, Tetsuro;
Opare, David;
Arhin, Doris;
Asiedu, Franklin Bekoe;
Ampofo, William Kwabena;
Yeboah, Dorothy Manu;
Koram, Kwadwo Ansah;
Anang, Abraham Kwabena;
Kiyono, Hiroshi

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Article

Efficacy of Moringa oleifera leaf powder as a hand-washing product: a crossover controlled study among healthy volunteers.

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BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2014, v. 14, n. 1, p. 57, doi. 10.1186/1472-6882-14-57

By:

Torondel, Belen;
Opare, David;
Brandberg, Bjorn;
Cobb, Emma;
Cairncross, Sandy

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Article

Mechanism of Growth Inhibitory Effect of Blumea balsamifera Extract in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2008, v. 72, n. 5, p. 1183, doi. 10.1271/bbb.70586

By:

Norikura, Toshio;
Kojima-Yuasa, Akiko;
Shimizu, Miki;
Xuedan Huang;
Shenghui Xu;
Kametani, Saeda;
Sook-Nyung Rho;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Chemical Constituents of Cape Aloe and Their Synergistic Growth-Inhibiting Effect on Ehrlich Ascites Tumor Cells.

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Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, 2007, v. 71, n. 5, p. 1220, doi. 10.1271/bbb.60659

By:

Kametani, Saeda;
Kojima-Yuasa, Akiko;
Kikuzaki, Hiroe;
Opare Kennedy, David;
Honzawa53, Mayumi;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Dynamics of cholera epidemics from Benin to Mauritania.

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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018, v. 12, n. 4, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006379

By:

Moore, Sandra;
Dongdem, Anthony Zunuo;
Opare, David;
Cottavoz, Paul;
Fookes, Maria;
Sadji, Adodo Yao;
Dzotsi, Emmanuel;
Dogbe, Michael;
Jeddi, Fakhri;
Bidjada, Bawimodom;
Piarroux, Martine;
Valentin, Ouyi Tante;
Glèlè, Clément Kakaï;
Rebaudet, Stanislas;
Sow, Amy Gassama;
Constantin de Magny, Guillaume;
Koivogui, Lamine;
Dunoyer, Jessica;
Bellet, Francois;
Garnotel, Eric

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Article

Gut microbiota signature of pathogen-dependent dysbiosis in viral gastroenteritis.

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Scientific Reports, 2021, v. 11, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41598-021-93345-y

By:

Mizutani, Taketoshi;
Aboagye, Samuel Yaw;
Ishizaka, Aya;
Afum, Theophillus;
Mensah, Gloria Ivy;
Asante-Poku, Adwoa;
Asandem, Diana Asema;
Parbie, Prince Kofi;
Abana, Christopher Zaab-Yen;
Kushitor, Dennis;
Bonney, Evelyn Yayra;
Adachi, Motoi;
Hori, Hiroki;
Ishikawa, Koichi;
Matano, Tetsuro;
Taniguchi, Kiyosu;
Opare, David;
Arhin, Doris;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Ampofo, William Kwabena

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Article

Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Among Diarrhea Patients From Ghana.

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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, v. 13, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fmicb.2022.894319

By:

Afum, Theophilus;
Asandem, Diana Asema;
Asare, Prince;
Asante-Poku, Adwoa;
Mensah, Gloria Ivy;
Musah, Abdul Basit;
Opare, David;
Taniguchi, Kiyosi;
Guinko, Nuhu Muniru;
Aphour, Thelma;
Arhin, Doris;
Ishikawa, Koichi;
Matano, Tetsuro;
Mizutani, Taketoshi;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Kiyono, Hiroshi;
Anang, Abraham Kwabena;
Koram, Kwadwo Ansah;
Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy

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Article

Assessment of National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Accra, Ghana, within Framework of Global Health Security.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017, v. 23, p. S121, doi. 10.3201/eid2313.170372

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

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Article

Assessment of National Public Health and Reference Laboratory, Accra, Ghana, within Framework of Global Health Security.

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2017

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

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journal article

An evaluation of the diagnostic performance characteristics of the Yellow Fever IgM immunochromatographic rapid diagnostic test kit from SD Biosensor in Ghana.

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PLoS ONE, 2022, v. 17, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pone.0262312

By:

Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry;
Amelor, Dodzi Kofi;
Ayensu, Bright;
Akyereko, Ernest;
Rabiwu, Nafisah Issah;
Opare, David;
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred;
Laryea, Dennis Odai;
Asiedu-Bekoe, Franklin;
Mingle, Julius Abraham Addo

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Article

Improved detection of microbiological pathogens: role of partner and non-governmental organizations.

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2021

By:

Owusu, Michael;
Nkrumah, Bernard;
Acheampong, Godfred;
Mensah, Ebenezer Kofi;
Komei, Abass Abdul-Karim;
Sroda, Festus Kofi;
David, Sambian;
Emery, Shannon;
Robinson, Lucy Maryogo;
Asante, Kwame;
Opare, David

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journal article

Protective Effect of Green Tea Extract and Tea Polyphenols against FK506-Induced Cytotoxicity in Renal Cells.

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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, 2006, v. 98, n. 2, p. 192, doi. 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2006.pto_284.x

By:

Hisamura, Fumie;
Kojima-Yuasa, Akiko;
Kennedy, David Opare;
Matsui-Yuasa, Isao

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Article

Seroprevalence of Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis among Humans and Pigs in Ghana.

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BioMed Research International, 2021, p. 1, doi. 10.1155/2021/1031965

By:

Addo, Henry Ofosu;
Majekodunmi, Ayodele O.;
Sampane-Donkor, Eric;
Ofosu-Appiah, Lawrence Henry;
Opare, David;
Owusu-Okyere, Godfred;
Amegah, Kingsley Ebenezer;
Bimi, Langbong

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Article

Molecular Epidemiology and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae Associated with a Large Cholera Outbreak in Ghana in 2014.

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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016, v. 10, n. 5, p. 1, doi. 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004751

By:

Eibach, Daniel;
Herrera-León, Silvia;
Gil, Horacio;
Hogan, Benedikt;
Ehlkes, Lutz;
Adjabeng, Michael;
Kreuels, Benno;
Nagel, Michael;
Opare, David;
Fobil, Julius N;
May, Jürgen

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Article