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pro vyhledávání: '"Mercy Jemima Newman"'
Autor:
Antoinette A. A. Bediako-Bowan, Enid Owusu, Appiah-Korang Labi, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Gifty Sunkwa-Mills, Stephanie Bjerrum, Japheth Awuletey Opintan, Cynthia Bannerman, Kåre Mølbak, Jørgen Anders Lindholm Kurtzhals, Mercy Jemima Newman
Publikováno v:
BMC Public Health, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Abstract Background Improper use of antibiotics leads to the emergence of resistant microorganisms as well as drug toxicity, increased healthcare costs, morbidity and mortality. Globally, an estimated 25–68% of hospitalized patients receive subopti
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c12a7565dcec46b49db158c788fc3fa9
Autor:
Appiah-Korang Labi, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Gifty Sunkwa-Mills, Antoinette Bediako-Bowan, Christiana Akufo, Stephanie Bjerrum, Enid Owusu, Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, Japheth Awuletey Opintan, Jorgen Anders Lindholm Kurtzhals, Mercy Jemima Newman
Publikováno v:
BMC Pediatrics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
Abstract Background Excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics in hospitalised patients contributes to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. Implementing a stewardship programme to curb the problem requires information on antibioti
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/31ea3a364bf740038968889a5b776705
Publikováno v:
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
Abstract Background Blood stream infections (BSI) are critical medical conditions with high morbidity and mortality. There is paucity of information on BSI from surveillance studies in Ghana. Aim This study sought to demonstrate how useful BSI data c
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/28782bd1673b4958bbfd3b0c710dc9d1
Autor:
Appiah-Korang Labi, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Stephanie Bjerrum, Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, Mercy Jemima Newman
Publikováno v:
BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2016)
Abstract Background Diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSI) in neonates is usually difficult due to minimal symptoms at presentation; thus early empirical therapy guided by local antibiotic susceptibility profile is necessary to improve therapeutic
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/bd7b8d47aefc44ed996a87ca4d657cb2
Autor:
Enid Owusu, Mercy Jemima Newman
Publikováno v:
Medical Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 5 (2020)
(1) Background: Present methods for drug susceptibility tests (DST) rely on culture methods that are sophisticated and relatively faster, or a slow and cheaper option. These methods frustrate disease control; therefore, there is a need for methods th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/66d1663dc2e04cbe91d6c3261dfe4e72
Maximizing microscopy as a diagnostic tool in peripheral health centres of BU endemic areas in Ghana
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 184-190 (2015)
Background: Buruli ulcer (BU) disease, a skin condition caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) is endemic in remote rural areas. Disease diagnosis on clinical basis alone can be misleading, requiring definitive diagnosis based on laboratory t
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/21be6a5d584a42d18b7389185b23e220
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Microbiology, Vol 2016 (2016)
Background. Drug resistance is a major challenge in antibiotic chemotherapy. Assessing resistance profiles of pathogens constitutes an essential surveillance tool in the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases, including Buruli ulcer (BU) dis
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6d0653b72bb041558ca3b3015d6dea0c
Autor:
Beverly Egyir, Luca Guardabassi, Joseph Esson, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Mercy Jemima Newman, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Anders Rhod Larsen
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 4, p e96119 (2014)
The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus in the community in Ghana was never investigated prior to this study. The aims of the study were: i) to assess prevalence of nasal S. aureus carriage in Ghanaian people living in an urban and a rural area, an
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/6367603fff594f63b48d998fba6bbc09
Autor:
Beverly Egyir, Luca Guardabassi, Marit Sørum, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Augusta Kolekang, Enoch Frimpong, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Mercy Jemima Newman, Anders Rhod Larsen
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 2, p e89716 (2014)
The objective of this study was to determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and clonal diversity of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Ghana. A total of 308 S. aureus isolates from six healthcare institutions located across North
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/edf93b22e4ee492bb09d31569d05ab0b
Autor:
Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Dennis Schrøder Hansen, Georgina Awuah-Mensah, Nana Kweiba Blankson, Niels Frimodt-Møller, Mercy Jemima Newman, Japheth Awuletey Opintan, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt
Publikováno v:
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 106:115918
Externí odkaz:
https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::2c053e672f0a2e2ffbcad4385ad61adc
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2023.115918
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2023.115918