Two-Hit in vitro T-Cell Stimulation Detects Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in QuantiFERON Negative Tuberculosis Patients and Healthy Contacts From Ghana

by Ernest Adankwah, Christian Lundtoft, Alptekin Güler, Kees L. M. C. Franken, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Ertan Mayatepek, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Richard Odame Phillips, Richard Odame Phillips, Norman Nausch, Marc Jacobsen
Published 2019-07-01

Spectrum of disease in HIV-positive patients presenting to a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective, cross-sectional review in Kumasi, Ghana

by Richard Odame Phillips, Alexis Steinmetz, Justin Nichols, Emmanuel Adomako, Emmanuel Ofori, Emilia Antonio, St.-Martin Allihien, Collins Peprah-Addae, William Adams
Published 2018-08-01

Rapid detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans with isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification assay.

by Michael Frimpong, Hubert Senanu Ahor, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Bernadette Agbavor, Francisca Naana Sarpong, Kenneth Laing, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2019-02-01

Is pulmonary tuberculosis in pregnant women a problem in Ghana? Observations and lessons from the national tuberculosis prevalence project

by Nana Yaa Awua-Boateng, Aliyu Mohammed, Leslie Mawuli Aglanu, Godfred Acheampong, John Humphrey Amuasi, Frank Adae Bonsu, Richard Odame Phillips, Ellis Owusu-Dabo
Published 2019-01-01

Intestinal Colonization with <i>Tropheryma whipplei</i>—Clinical and Immunological Implications for HIV Positive Adults in Ghana

by Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Eva-Maria Klupp, Albert Dompreh, Veronica Di Cristanziano, Edmund Osei Kuffour, Richard Boateng, Betty Norman, Richard Odame Phillips, Martin Aepfelbacher, Torsten Feldt
Published 2021-08-01

A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention.

by Yaw Ampem Amoako, Richard Odame Phillips, Joshua Arthur, Mark Ayaaba Abugri, Emmanuel Akowuah, Kwabena Oppong Amoako, Benjamin Aboagye Marfo, Michael Frimpong, Tjip van der Werf, Sofanne Jacobine Ravensbergen, Ymkje Stienstra
Published 2020-12-01

Simple, Rapid Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease Diagnosis from Clinical Samples by Fluorescence of Mycolactone on Thin Layer Chromatography.

by Anita Wadagni, Michael Frimpong, Delphin Mavinga Phanzu, Anthony Ablordey, Emmanuel Kacou, Mirabelle Gbedevi, Estelle Marion, Yalan Xing, Vaddela Sudheer Babu, Richard Odame Phillips, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Yoshito Kishi, Kingsley Asiedu
Published 2015-11-01

Multiplex Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay for Simultaneous Detection of <i>Treponema pallidum</i> and <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i> in Yaws-Like Lesions

by Michael Frimpong, Shirley Victoria Simpson, Hubert Senanu Ahor, Abigail Agbanyo, Solomon Gyabaah, Bernadette Agbavor, Ivy Brago Amanor, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Susanne Böhlken-Fascher, Jonas Kissenkötter, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2020-10-01

Clearance of viable Mycobacterium ulcerans from Buruli ulcer lesions during antibiotic treatment as determined by combined 16S rRNA reverse transcriptase /IS 2404 qPCR assay.

by Mabel Sarpong-Duah, Michael Frimpong, Marcus Beissner, Malkin Saar, Ken Laing, Francisca Sarpong, Aloysius Dzigbordi Loglo, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Margaret Frempong, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Gisela Bretzel, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2017-07-01

Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana.

by Yaw Ampem Amoako, Nancy Ackam, John-Paul Omuojine, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Abena Gyawu Owusu-Ansah, Mohammed Kabiru Abass, George Amofa, Elizabeth Ofori, Michael Frimpong, Freddie Bailey, David Hurst Molyneux, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2021-06-01

Lower prevalence of Blastocystis sp. infections in HIV positive compared to HIV negative adults in Ghana.

by Veronica Di Cristanziano, Rossella D'Alfonso, Federica Berrilli, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Maristella Santoro, Lavinia Fabeni, Elena Knops, Eva Heger, Rolf Kaiser, Albert Dompreh, Richard Odame Phillips, Betty Norman, Torsten Feldt, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt
Published 2019-01-01

Correction: Lower prevalence of Blastocystis sp. infections in HIV positive compared to HIV negative adults in Ghana.

by Veronica Di Cristanziano, Rossella D Alfonso, Federica Berrilli, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Maristella Santoro, Lavinia Fabeni, Elena Knops, Eva Heger, Rolf Kaiser, Albert Dompreh, Richard Odame Phillips, Betty Norman, Torsten Feldt, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt
Published 2019-01-01

Molecular Characterization and Clinical Description of Non-Polio Enteroviruses Detected in Stool Samples from HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Adults in Ghana

by Veronica Di Cristanziano, Kristina Weimer, Sindy Böttcher, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Albert Dompreh, Lucio-Garcia Cesar, Elena Knops, Eva Heger, Maike Wirtz, Rolf Kaiser, Betty Norman, Richard Odame Phillips, Torsten Feldt, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt
Published 2020-02-01

Detection of viable Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical samples by a novel combined 16S rRNA reverse transcriptase/IS2404 real-time qPCR assay.

by Marcus Beissner, Dominik Symank, Richard Odame Phillips, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Nana-Yaa Awua-Boateng, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Moritz Jansson, Kristina Lydia Huber, Karl-Heinz Herbinger, Florian Battke, Thomas Löscher, Ohene Adjei, Gisela Bretzel
Published 2012-01-01

Co-infection of HIV in patients with Buruli ulcer disease in Central Ghana

by Yaw Ampem Amoako, Aloysius Dzigbordi Loglo, Michael Frimpong, Bernadette Agbavor, Mohammed Kabiru Abass, George Amofa, Elizabeth Ofori, Edwin Ampadu, Kingsley Asiedu, Ymkje Stienstra, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Tjip van der Werf, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2021-04-01

Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana

by Yaw Ampem Amoako, Nancy Ackam, John-Paul Omuojine, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Abena Gyawu Owusu-Ansah, Harriet Boateng, Mohammed Kabiru Abass, George Amofa, Elizabeth Ofori, Portia Boakye Okyere, Michael Frimpong, Freddie Bailey, David Hurst Molyneux, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2021-08-01

Prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

by Alexander J Stockdale, MRes, Mas Chaponda, PhD, Apostolos Beloukas, PhD, Richard Odame Phillips, PhD, Philippa C Matthews, PhD, Athanasios Papadimitropoulos, MSc, Simon King, PhD, Laura Bonnett, PhD, Prof Anna Maria Geretti, PhD
Published 2017-10-01

Helicobacter pylori Infection Is Associated with Higher CD4 T Cell Counts and Lower HIV-1 Viral Loads in ART-Naïve HIV-Positive Patients in Ghana.

by Fred Stephen Sarfo, Kirsten Alexandra Eberhardt, Albert Dompreh, Edmund Osei Kuffour, Mareike Soltau, Marei Schachscheider, Jan Felix Drexler, Anna Maria Eis-Hübinger, Dieter Häussinger, Emelia Efua Oteng-Seifah, George Bedu-Addo, Richard Odame Phillips, Betty Norman, Gerd Burchard, Torsten Feldt
Published 2015-01-01

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Laboratory Confirmation of Buruli Ulcer Disease-Towards a Point-of-Care Test.

by Marcus Beissner, Richard Odame Phillips, Florian Battke, Malkin Bauer, Kossi Badziklou, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Issaka Maman, Agata Rhomberg, Ebekalisai Piten, Michael Frimpong, Kristina Lydia Huber, Dominik Symank, Moritz Jansson, Franz Xaver Wiedemann, Abiba Banla Kere, Karl-Heinz Herbinger, Thomas Löscher, Gisela Bretzel
Published 2015-11-01

Epidemiological profile of SARS-CoV-2 among selected regions in Ghana: A cross-sectional retrospective study.

by Michael Owusu, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Sampson Twumasi Ankrah, Philip El-Duah, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Richmond Yeboah, Richmond Gorman, Jesse Asamoah, Tabea Binger, Godfred Acheampong, Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, Sally-Ann Ohene, Rita Larsen-Reindorf, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, John Amuasi, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Richard Odame Phillips
Published 2020-01-01