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pro vyhledávání: '"Augustina Frimpong"'
Autor:
Kwadwo A. Kusi, Linda E. Amoah, Festus Kojo Acquah, Nana Aba Ennuson, Abena F. Frempong, Ebenezer A. Ofori, Kwadwo Akyea-Mensah, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Frank Osei, Augustina Frimpong, Susheel K. Singh, Michael Theisen, Edmond J. Remarque, Bart W. Faber, Maria Belmonte, Harini Ganeshan, Jun Huang, Eileen Villasante, Martha Sedegah
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 14 (2024)
IntroductionDiversity in malarial antigens is an immune evasion mechanism that gives malaria parasites an edge over the host. Immune responses against one variant of a polymorphic antigen are usually not fully effective against other variants due to
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3f269e03fb724254ab158d53d636aa78
Autor:
Elizabeth Obeng-Aboagye, Augustina Frimpong, Jones Amo Amponsah, Samuel E. Danso, Ewurama D. A. Owusu, Michael Fokuo Ofori
Publikováno v:
Malaria Journal, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Abstract Background Severe malaria (SM) is a fatal multi-system disease which accounted for an estimated 619,000 deaths in 2021. Less than 30% of children presenting with SM are diagnosed and treated promptly, resulting in increased mortality and neu
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6380e37638914f749d28fdc496985d7f
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)
BackgroundImmunization remains one of the most cost-effective health interventions. However, there are still issues of vaccine hesitancy especially in caregivers who are required to protect their children from vaccine-preventable diseases. This thwar
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/00a134f54c0d4a20b19806d6c548624d
Autor:
Ebenezer A. Ofori, John K. A. Tetteh, Augustina Frimpong, Harini Ganeshan, Maria Belmonte, Bjoern Peters, Eileen Villasante, Martha Sedegah, Michael F. Ofori, Kwadwo A. Kusi
Publikováno v:
Malaria Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Abstract Background Malaria eradication requires a combined effort involving all available control tools, and these efforts would be complemented by an effective vaccine. The antigen targets of immune responses may show polymorphisms that can undermi
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/8962f89f5f8b4caf8ebeae3299f568b2
Autor:
Augustina Frimpong, Michael Fokuo Ofori, Abdoelnaser M. Degoot, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Buri Gershom, Jacob Quartey, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Nhi Nguyen, Wilfred Ndifon
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)
The changes occurring in the T cell repertoire during clinical malaria infection in children remain unknown. In this study, we undertook the first detailed comparative study of the T cell repertoire in African children with and without clinical malar
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c5987e916eea4374a3d23d14f7414d3e
Autor:
Augustina Frimpong, Ewurama D. A. Owusu, Jones Amo Amponsah, Elizabeth Obeng-Aboagye, William van der Puije, Abena Fremaah Frempong, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Michael Fokuo Ofori
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, Vol 12 (2022)
Sepsis defined as a dysregulated immune response is a major cause of morbidity in children. In sub-Saharan Africa, the clinical features of sepsis overlap with other frequent infections such as malaria, thus sepsis is usually misdiagnosed in the abse
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/67e4bb423fe041cab419d4514ad52dc6
Autor:
Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi, Augustina Frimpong, Frederica Dedo Partey, Helena Lamptey, Linda Eva Amoah, Michael Fokuo Ofori
Publikováno v:
AAS Open Research, Vol 4 (2021)
Following the coronavirus outbreaks described as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2012, the world has again been challenged by yet another corona virus, named severe acute respiratory
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bddb272f71bd432b83f3eba615faae6a
Autor:
Augustina Frimpong, Laty Gaye Thiam, Benjamin Arko-Boham, Ewurama Dedea Ampadu Owusu, George O. Adjei
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
Abstract Background About 80% of all reported sickle cell disease (SCD) cases in children anually are recorded in Africa. Although malaria is considered a major cause of death in SCD children, there is limited data on the safety and effectiveness of
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/e45b0aea22a648b08acb19172b61c8f3
Autor:
Augustina Frimpong, Jones Amponsah, Abigail Sena Adjokatseh, Dorothy Agyemang, Lutterodt Bentum-Ennin, Ebenezer Addo Ofori, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Kwadwo Akyea-Mensah, Bright Adu, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Linda Eva Amoah, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 12 (2021)
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/2f9507eb2f1d424881af567aad3126a1
Autor:
Augustina Frimpong, Jones Amponsah, Abigail Sena Adjokatseh, Dorothy Agyemang, Lutterodt Bentum-Ennin, Ebenezer Addo Ofori, Eric Kyei-Baafour, Kwadwo Akyea-Mensah, Bright Adu, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Linda Eva Amoah, Kwadwo Asamoah Kusi
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 11 (2020)
BackgroundPro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines are important mediators of immunity and are associated with malaria disease outcomes. However, their role in the establishment of asymptomatic infections, which may precede the development of clinical sy
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cdd1bf541f1a49949b00242935de2029