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  1. Abana CZ, Lamptey H, Bonney EY, Kyei GB HIV cure strategies: which ones are appropriate for Africa?. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2022 Jul 6;79(8):400. doi: 10.1007/s00018-022-04421-z.PMID: 35794316 Free PMC article. Review.
  2. Ablordey, A., & Portaels, F. (2022). Microbiology of Mycobacterium Ulcerans. In Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer: A Practical Guide (pp. 431-440). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  3. Acheampong E, Okyere E, Iddi S, Bonney JHK, Asamoah JKK, Wattis JAD, Gomes RL. Mathematical modelling of earlier stages of COVID-19 transmission dynamics in Ghana. Results Phys. 2022 Mar;34:105193. doi: 10.1016/j.rinp.2022.105193. Epub 2022 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 35070648; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8759145.
  4. Acquah SEK, Asare P, Danso EK, Tetteh P, Tetteh AY, Boateng D, Osei-Wusu S, Afum T, Ayamdooh YI, Akugre EA, Samad OA, Quaye L, Obiri-Danso K, Kock R, Asante-Poku A, Yeboah-Manu D. Molecular epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ghana identifies several uncharacterized bovine spoligotypes and suggests possible zoonotic transmission. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Aug 11;16(8):e0010649. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010649. PMID: 35951638; PMCID: PMC9398027.
  5. Adachi M, Taniguchi K, Hori H, Mizutani T, Ishizaka A, Ishikawa K, Matano T, Opare D, Arhin D, Asiedu FB, Ampofo WK. Strengthening surveillance in Ghana against public health emergencies of international concern. Tropical Medicine and Health. 2022 Dec;50(1):1-6.
  6. Addo SO, Abrahams AOD, Mensah GI, Mawuli BA, Mosi L, Wiredu EK, Addo KK. Utility of anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibody (ab905) for detection of mycobacterial antigens in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues from clinically and histologically suggestive extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases. Heliyon. 2022 Dec 16;8(12):e12370. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12370. PMID: 36590545; PMCID: PMC9800536.
  7. Addo SO, Mensah GI, Mosi L, Abrahams AOD, Addo KK. Genetic diversity and drug resistance profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ghana and their associated host immune responses. IJID Reg. 2022 Jun 27;4:75-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.06.005. PMID: 35813561; PMCID: PMC9263986.
  8. Adjei DG, Mireku-Gyimah NA, Sarkodie JA, Nguessan BB, Kodua E, Amedior JK, Lartey IA, Adi-Dako O, Asiedu-Gyekye IJ, Nyarko AK. Antidiabetic properties of an Ethanolic leaf extract of Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C. Jeffrey (Asteraceae) in SD rats. Clinical Phytoscience. 2022 Dec;8(1):1-5.
  9. Adjei VY, Mensah GI, Parry-Hanson Kunadu A, Tano-Debrah K, Ayi I, Addo KK. Microbial Safety of Beef Along Beef Value Chains in the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Jun 22;9:813422. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.813422. PMID: 35812857; PMCID: PMC9257630.
  10. Adu-Gyamfi, R., Enos, J., Obiri-Yeboah, D., & Torpey, K. (2022). Theory-based determinants of modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys. medRxiv, 2022-07.
  11. Afari, B. A., Enos, J. Y., Alangea, D. O., Addo-Lartey, A., & Manu, A. (2022). Predictors of HIV testing among women experiencing intimate partner violence in the Central Region of Ghana. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(5), e0000376.
  12. Afeke, I., Adu-Amankwaah, J., Nyarko, M., Bushi, A., Ablordey, A. S., Duah, P. A., … & Orish, V. N. (2022). Acinetobacter baumannii-induced infective endocarditis: new insights into pathophysiology and antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Future Microbiology, 17(16), 1335-1344.
  13. Afum T, Asandem DA, Asare P, Asante-Poku A, Mensah GI, Musah AB, Opare D, Taniguchi K, Guinko NM, Aphour T, Arhin D, Ishikawa K, Matano T, Mizutani T, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Kiyono H, Anang AK, Koram KA, Yeboah-Manu D. Diarrhea-Causing Bacteria and Their Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Among Diarrhea Patients From Ghana. Front Microbiol. 2022 May 19;13:894319. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.894319. PMID: 35663873; PMCID: PMC9161929.
  14. Afum T, Asare P, Asante-Poku A, Darko-Otchere I, Morgan PA, Bedeley E, Asandem DA, Musah AB, Siam IM, Tetteh P, Adusi-Poku Y, Frimpong-Manso R, Bonney JHK, Ampofo W, Yeboah-Manu D. Diagnosis of tuberculosis among COVID-19 suspected cases in Ghana. PLoS One. 2022;16(12):e0261849. PubMed PMID: 34962960; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8714104.
  15. Agbana HB, Rogier E, Lo A, Abukari Z, Jones S, Gyan B, Aidoo M, Amoah LE Detecting asymptomatic carriage of Plasmodium falciparum in southern Ghana: utility of molecular and serological diagnostic tools..Malar J. 2022 Feb 19;21(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04078-w.PMID: 35183178 Free PMC article.
  16. Agbenyeku, Mary A., Regina Appiah-Opong, Ernest Obese, Robert P. Biney, Emmanuel A. Adakudugu, Arnold D. Forkuo, Silas A. Osei, Mustapha K. Abeka, and Elvis O. Ameyaw. “In Vitro and In Vivo Effect of Xylopic Acid on Cytochrome P450 Enzymes.” Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2022 (2022).
  17. Ahedor B, Kothalawala H, Kanagaratnam R, Vimalakumar SC, Otgonsuren D, Tuvshintulga B, Batmagnai E, Silva SS, Sivakumar T, Yokoyama N. First detection of Theileria equi in free-roaming donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) in Sri Lanka. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2022 Apr 1;99:105244.
  18. Ahenkorah B, Sakyi SA, Helegbe G, Owiredu EW, Fondjo LA, Ofosu W, Der EM, Amoani B, Larbi AA, Cheetham S, Arthur-Johnson P, Kwablah GJ, Gyan B Foeto-maternal complications associated with low birth weight: A prospective multicenter study in northern Ghana.. PLoS One. 2022 Apr 8;17(4):e0266796. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266796. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35395061 Free PMC article.
  19. Ahorhorlu, S. Y., Quashie, N. B., Jensen, R. W., Kudzi, W., Nartey, E. T., Duah-Quashie, N. O., Zoiku, F., Jensen, R.W., Dzudzor, B., Wang, C.W., Hansson, H., Alifrangis, M., & Adjei, G. O. (2022). Assessment of Artemisinin Tolerance in Plasmodium Falciparum Field Isolates in Children with Uncomplicated Malaria in a Ghanaian Population (Pre-Print -Research Square).
  20. Ahorlu C.S, Ndong I.C, Okyere D, Mensah B.A, Chu C.E, Enos J.Y and Abuaku B (2022). The Effect of Mass Testing, Treatment and Tracking on the Prevalence of Febrile Illness in Children under 15 in Ghana. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1118. https:// doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101118
  21. Ahorlu, C.S., Okyere, D., Pi-Bansa, S, Otchere J., Marfo B., Asemanyi-Mensah K., Opare J.L., Long E.L and Dziedzom K. de Souza (2022) COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana. BMC Infect Dis 22, 106 (2022), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07084-0
  22. Ahorlu, C.S.; Otchere, J.; Sedzro, K.M.; Pi-Bansa, S.; Asemanyi-Mensah, K.; Opare, J.L.; Alomatu, B.; Long, E.F.; de Souza, D.K. A Comparative Study of Lymphatic Filariasis-Related Perceptions among Treated and Non-Treated Individuals in the Ahanta West Municipality of Ghana. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7100273
  23. Akolgo, G., A., Ablordey, A., Pereko, J., Kotey, N.K., Paintsil, A., Adwapa, G., Croffie, A.A.,Donkoh, S.K., Amewu, R.(2022) Integrated Management strategies (Diagnosis,Treatment and Wound Care Management) for Improved Clinical Outcomes of Buruli ulcer in Ghana: A Retrospective Case Report in the Ga West Municipal Hospital, Amasaman. Clinical Medical Case Review Report http://dx.doi.org/10.23937/2378-3656/1410379
  24. Akowuah KA, Akuffo RA, Boateng AT, Asigbee TW, Bonney JHK, Lamptey H, Adusei-Poku MA, Obodai E, Asante IA, Adjei S, Aboagye JO, Adu-Amankwah S, Partey FD, Kyei GB, Ampofo WK, Odoom JK, Bonney EY. SARS-CoV-2 infections among asymptomatic individuals contributed to COVID-19 cases: A cross-sectional study among prospective air travelers from Ghana. Front Public Health. 2022 Dec 14;10:1035763. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1035763. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36589973 Free PMC article.
  25. Amewu RK, Amoateng P, Arthur PK, Asare P, Asiamah I, Boamah D, Otchere ID, Dzidzor Amengor C, Ekuadzi E, Chibale K, Farrell SJ, Appiah-Oppong R, Osei- Safo D, David Read K, Hugh Gilbert I, Yeboah-Manu D. Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Sep 15;16(9):e0010645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010645. PMID: 36107859; PMCID: PMC9477258.
  26. Amewu, R. K., Akolgo, G. A., Asare, M. E., Abdulai, Z., Ablordey, A. S., & Asiedu, K. (2022). Evaluation of the fluorescent-thin layer chromatography (f-TLC) for the diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana. Plos one, 17(8), e0270235.
  27. Amissah, Jacqueline Naalamle, Forgive Enyonam Alorvor, Benjamin Azu Okorley, Chris Mpere Asare, Dorcas Osei-Safo, Regina Appiah-Opong, and Ivan Addae-Mensah. “Mineral Fertilization Influences the Growth, Cryptolepine Yield, and Bioefficacy of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlt.” Plants 11, no. 1 (2022): 122.
  28. Amoa-Bosompem, M., Kobayashi, D., Faizal, AN., Kimura S., Antwi A., Agbosu E., Pratt D., Ohashi M., Bonney JHK., Dadzie S., Ejiri H., S, Ohta N., Sawabe K., Iwanaga S., and Isawa H. Screening for tick-borne and tick-associated viruses in ticks collected in Ghana. Archives of Virology (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05296-4.
  29. Amoah, L. E., Asare, K. K., Dickson, D., Anang, S. F., Busayo, A., Bredu, D., Asumah, G., Peprah, N., Asamoah, A., Abuaku, B. & Malm, K. L. (2022). Nationwide molecular surveillance of three Plasmodium species harboured by symptomatic malaria patients living in Ghana. Parasites & Vectors, 15(1), 40.
  30. Amoakoh-Coleman, M., Klipstein-Grobusch, K. K., Vidzro, E. S., Arhinful, D. K., & Ansah, E. K. (2022). Obstetric referral processes and the role of inter-facility communication: the district level experience in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal, 56(3), 51-60.
  31. Amoakoh-Coleman, M., Pigeon-Gagne, E., Agyepong, I. A., & Godt, S. (2022). Leading health systems change through research from within West and Central African experiences. Ghana Medical Journal, 56(3), 1-2.Ansoumane, B. E. R. E. T. E., Enos, J., Acheampong, G., Augustine, K., & Berete, K. (2022). Mapping of Health Resources in Lower Manya Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana (Pre-Print -Research Square).
  32. Amoako-Sakyi D, Obiri-Yeboah D, Ofosu A, Kusi KA, Osei K, Adade R, Aniakwaa-Bonsu E, Quansah R, Arko-Mensah J, Amoah BY, Kwakye-Nuako G, Frimpong EY, Combasseré-Cherif M, Mohammed H, Maiga B, Fobil J, Quakyi I, Gyan A. Preponderance of vaccine-preventable diseases hotspots in northern Ghana: a spatial and space-time clustering analysis from 2010 to 2014. BA.BMC Public Health. 2022 Oct 12;22(1):1899. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14307-1.PMID: 36224589 Free PMC article.
  33. Appah A, Beelen CJ, Kirkby D, Dong W, Shahid A, Foley B, Mensah M, Ganu V, Puplampu P, Amoah LE, Nii-Trebi NI, Brumme CJ, Brumme ZL Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-1 in Ghana: Subtype Distribution, Drug Resistance and Coreceptor Usage..Viruses. 2022 Dec 31;15(1):128. doi: 10.3390/v15010128.PMID: 36680168 Free PMC article.
  34. Appiah-Opong, Regina, Kojo Agyemang, Eunice Dotse, Philip Atchoglo, Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Abigail Aning, Maxwell Sakyiamah et al. “Anti-plasmodial, cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of selected Ghanaian medicinal plants.” Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine 27 (2022): 2515690X211073709.
  35. Arjarquah, A.K., Obodai, E., Anie, H.A., Osei, M.A., Odoom, J.K., Bonney, J.H.K., Behene, E., Kotey, E.N., Aboagye, J., Nyarko, S.O., Bentum, J., Yeboah, C., Kumordjie, S., Agbodzi, B., Attiku, K., Mawuli, G., LetiziaI, A., Ampofo, W.K., Quaye, O. (2022). Occurrence of influenza and bacterial infections in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy in Ghana. PLoS ONE 2022. 17(7): e0271877. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0271877
  36. Asante IA, Fox AT, Behene E, Awuku-Larbi Y, Kotey EN, et al. Epidemiology of influenza in Ghana, 2011 to 2019. PLOS Global Public Health. 2022 Dec; 2(12): e0001104. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001104
  37. Asante-Poku A, Morgan P, Osei-Wusu S, Aboagye SY, Asare P, Otchere ID, Adadey SM, Mnika K, Esoh K, Mawuta KH, Arthur N, Forson A, Mazandu GK, Wonkam A, Yeboah-Manu D. Genetic Analysis of TB Susceptibility Variants in Ghana Reveals Candidate Protective Loci in SORBS2 and SCL11A1 Genes. Front Genet. 2022 Feb 15;12:729737. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2021.729737. PMID: 35242163; PMCID: PMC8886735.
  38. Asuming-Brempong, E. K., Ayi, I., van der Puije, W., Gyan, B. A., Larbi, I. A., Ashong, Y., … & Boakye, D. A. (2022). Increased ShTAL1 IgE responses post-Praziquantel treatment may be associated with a reduced risk to re-infection in a Ghanaian S. haematobium-endemic community. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(3), e0010115.
  39. Aworh MK, Ekeng E, Nilsson P, Egyir B, Owusu-Nyantakyi C, Hendriksen RS. Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Among Humans, Beef Cattle, and Abattoir Environments in Nigeria. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Apr 7;12:869314. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.869314. PMID: 35463650; PMCID: PMC9021871.
  40. Bandoh B, Kyei-Baafour E, Aculley B, van der Puije W, Tornyigah B, Akyea-Mensah K, Hviid L, Ngala RA, Frempong MT, Ofori MF. Influence of α2-Macroglobulin, Anti-Parasite IgM and ABO Blood Group on Rosetting in Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Isolates and Their Associations with Disease Severity in a Ghanaian Population. J Blood Med. 2022;13:151-164 https://doi.org/10.2147/JBM.S329177
  41. Baptista BO, de Souza ABL, Riccio EKP, Bianco-Junior C, Totino PRR, Martins da Silva JH, Theisen M, Singh SK, Amoah LE, Ribeiro-Alves M, Souza RM, Lima-Junior JC, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Pratt-Riccio LR Naturally acquired antibody response to a Plasmodium falciparum chimeric vaccine candidate GMZ2.6c and its components (MSP-3, GLURP, and Pfs48/45) in individuals living in Brazilian malaria-endemic areas..Malar J. 2022 Jan 4;21(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s12936-021-04020-6.PMID: 34983540 Free PMC article.
  42. Baxerres C, Kpatchavi C, Arhinful DK (2022). Distribution and access to medicines: Role of the pharmacist monopoly. In Baxerres C. & and Cassier M.(eds): Understanding Drugs Markets An Analysis of Medicines, Regulations and Pharmaceutical Systems in the Global South, Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2022 pp 72-93
  43. Baxerres C, Sams K, Arhinful DK, Le Hesran J-Y (2022). When the pharmaceutical system creates persistent attachments or new appropriations of drug molecules: Divergent ACT distribution and use in Benin and Ghana. In Baxerres C. & and Cassier M.(eds): Understanding Drugs Markets An Analysis of Medicines, Regulations and Pharmaceutical Systems in the Global South, Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2022 pp 157-174
  44. Baxerres C, Sams K., Houngnihin RA., Arhinful DK, Le Hesran J-Y (2022). Self-medication versus consultation: Individual autonomy and dependence in health decisions. In Baxerres C. & and Cassier M.(eds): Understanding Drugs Markets An Analysis of Medicines, Regulations and Pharmaceutical Systems in the Global South, Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2022 pp 225-248
  45. Bell, G.J., Goel, V., Essone, P., Dosoo, D., Adu, B., Mensah, B.A., Gyaase, S., Wiru, K., Mougeni, F., Osei, M. and Minsoko, P., 2022. Malaria Transmission Intensity Likely Modifies RTS, S/AS01 Efficacy Due to a Rebound Effect in Ghana, Malawi, and Gabon. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 226(9), pp.1646-1656.
  46. Blankson SO, Dikroh L, Tettey P, Tornyigah B, Adamou R, Moussiliou A, Alao MJ, Amoussou A, Padounou C, Milet J, Mensah BA, Aniweh Y, Ndam NT, Roussilhon C, Tahar R. Association of Endothelial Protein C Receptor (EPCR) rs867186 Gene Polymorphism With Increased Levels of Soluble EPCR and High Risk of Severe Malaria and Fatality in Beninese Children. J Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;227(2) 179-182. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiac461. PMID: 36416015.
  47. Boateng AT, Abaidoo-Myles A, Bonney EY, Kyei GB. Isoform-Selective Versus Nonselective Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in HIV Latency Reversal. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 Aug;38(8):615-621. doi: 10.1089/AID.2021.0195. PMID: 35778852; PMCID: PMC9419941
  48. Bonney EY, Lamptey H, Kyei GB. HIV cure: an acceptability scientific agenda. Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2023 Jan 1;18(1):12-17. doi: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000771. Epub 2022 Nov 9.PMID: 36503877 Free PMC article. Review.
  49. Bredu, D. G., Ahadzi, G. K., Dickson, D., Peprah, N. Y., Asamoah, A., Asumah, G. A., Abuaku B., Asare K. K., Obiri-Yeboah D., Ford C. T., Lo E., Malm K. L., & Amoah, L. E. (2022). Nationwide Surveillance of Pfhrp2 Exon 2 Diversity in Plasmodium falciparum Circulating in Symptomatic Malaria Patients Living in Ghana. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
  50. Bwire G, Ario AR, Eyu P, Ocom F, Wamala JF, Kusi KA, Ndeketa L, Jambo KC, Wanyenze RK, Talisuna AO The COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent..BMC Med. 2022 May 2;20(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02367-4.PMID: 35501853 Free PMC article.
  51. Chama MA, Oppong Bekoe E, Asare GA, Obeng-Kyeremeh R, Amoah D, Agbemelo-Tsomafo C, Amoah LE, Erskine IJ, Kusi KA, Adjei S. Assessment of toxicity and anti-plasmodial activities of chloroform fractions of Carapa procera and Alchornea cordifolia in murine models. Mahama A, Front Pharmacol. 2022 Dec 23;13:1077380. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1077380. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36618915 Free PMC article.
  52. Chan JA, Ngotho P, Amoah LE, Sollelis L, Reiling L Editorial: Advances on the Gametocyte Biology, Host Immunity and Vector Stages to Interrupt the Transmission of Malaria..Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 May 20;12:918489. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.918489. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35669121 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  53. Chanda-Kapata P, Ntoumi F, Kapata N, Lungu P, Mucheleng’anga LA, Chakaya J, Tembo J, Himwaze C, Ansumana R, Asogun D, Mfinanga S, Nyasulu P, Mwaba P, Yeboah-Manu D, Zumla A, Nachega JB. Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria Health Services in sub-Saharan Africa – A Situation Analysis of the Disruptions and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;124 Suppl 1:S41-S46. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.033. Epub 2022 Mar 25. PMID: 35341998; PMCID: PMC8949686.
  54. Chen, Ye, Sherif Hamidu, Xintong Yang, Yiqi Yan, Qilong Wang, Lin Li, Patrick Kwabena Oduro, and Yuhong Li. “Dietary supplements and natural products: an update on their clinical effectiveness and molecular mechanisms of action during accelerated biological aging.” Frontiers in genetics 13 (2022).
  55. Cheng NI, Tabong PT-N, Netongo PM, Mensah BA, Chu CE, Yaw E-B, Enos JY, Malm K, Ahorlu CS. (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on implementation of mass testing, treatment and tracking of malaria in rural communities in Ghana: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275976. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275976
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  58. Dela H, Egyir B, Majekodunmi AO, Behene E, Yeboah C, Ackah D, Bongo RNA, Bonfoh B, Zinsstag J, Bimi L, Addo KK. Diarrhoeagenic E. coli occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases isolated from diarrhoea patients attending health facilities in Accra, Ghana. PLoS One. 2022 May 26;17(5):e0268991. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0268991. PMID: 35617316; PMCID: PMC9135277.
  59. Djibougou DA, Mensah GI, Sagna T, Sawadogo LT, Ouedraogo AK, Kabore A, Hien H, Meda CZ, Combary A, Belem AM, Addo KK, Dabiré RK, Perreau M, Zinsstag J, Diagbouga SP. Magnitude and associated factors of latent tuberculosis infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex among high-risk groups in urban Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. IJID Reg. 2022 May 14;4:1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.05.004. PMID: 36093366; PMCID: PMC9453046.
  60. Djibougou, D. Mensah, G. , Kientega, T. , Sawadogo, L. , Hien, H. , Meda, C. , Belem, A. , Dabiré, R. , Bonfoh, B. , Addo, K. and Diagbouga, P. (2022) What Tool for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Developing Country with Tuberculosis High Burden: Interferon Gamma Release Assays versus Tuberculin Skin Test in Burkina Faso. Advances in Infectious Diseases, 12, 668-684. doi: 10.4236/aid.2022.124047.
  61. Domfeh SA, Narkwa PW, Quaye O, Kusi KA, Addy BS, Lant S, Sumner RP, Maluquer de Motes C, Awandare GA, Ansah C, Mutocheluh M The Pharmacologically Active Alkaloid Cryptolepine Activates a Type 1 Interferon Response That Is Independent of MAVS and STING Pathways..J Immunol Res. 2022 Jul 26;2022:8873536. doi: 10.1155/2022/8873536. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35928633 Free PMC article.
  62. Duah-Quashie, N. O., Agyarkwah, M. A., Hodoameda, P., Bruku, S., Abuaku, B., Koram, K., & Quashie, N. B. (2022). Copy number variation of plasmepsins 2 and 3 genes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates and implication for dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine resistance in Ghana. Health Sciences Investigations Journal, 3(2), 387-392.
  63. Dugbartey GJ, Alornyo KK, Adams I, Atule S, Obeng-Kyeremeh R, Amoah D, Adjei S. Targeting hepatic sulfane sulfur/hydrogen sulfide signaling pathway with α-lipoic acid to prevent diabetes-induced liver injury via upregulating hepatic CSE/3-MST expression. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome. 2022 Dec;14(1):1-7.
  64. Dugbartey GJ, Alornyo KK, N’guessan BB, Atule S, Mensah SD, Adjei S. Supplementation of conventional anti-diabetic therapy with alpha-lipoic acid prevents early development and progression of diabetic nephropathy. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2022 May 1;149:112818.
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