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pro vyhledávání: '"Richard O Phillips"'
Autor:
Hope Simpson, Earnest Njih Tabah, Richard O Phillips, Michael Frimpong, Issaka Maman, Edwin Ampadu, Joseph Timothy, Paul Saunderson, Rachel L Pullan, Jorge Cano
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 3, p e0009157 (2021)
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a disabling and stigmatising neglected tropical disease (NTD). Its distribution and burden are unknown because of underdiagnosis and underreporting. It is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, an environmental pathogen whose environm
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/90a654892d37454590cd8d63bc761b7a
Autor:
Benjamin Demah Nuertey, Kwame Ekremet, Abdul-Rashid Haidallah, Kareem Mumuni, Joyce Addai, Rosemary Ivy E Attibu, Michael C Damah, Elvis Duorinaa, Anwar Sadat Seidu, Victor C Adongo, Richard Kujo Adatsi, Hisyovi Caedenas Suri, Abass Abdul-Karim Komei, Braimah Baba Abubakari, Enoch Weyori, Emmanuel Allegye-Cudjoe, Augustina Sylverken, Michael Owusu, Richard O Phillips
Publikováno v:
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 9, p e0257450 (2021)
IntroductionCoronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), which started in late December, 2019, has spread to affect 216 countries and territories around the world. Globally, the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection has been growing exponentially. There is p
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/98586419f86b4307a453304525d5b7dd
Autor:
Shelui Collinson, Venus N B Frimpong, Bernadette Agbavor, Bethany Montgomery, Michael Oppong, Michael Frimpong, Yaw A Amoako, Michael Marks, Richard O Phillips
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e0008369 (2020)
BackgroundBuruli ulcer is a chronic ulcerating skin condition, with the highest burden found in Central and West Africa where it disproportionately affects the most vulnerable populations. Treatment is demanding, comprising eight-weeks of daily antib
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/b92e675f9fc14f05bebbe4a4515ecb56
Autor:
Michael Frimpong, Bernadette Agbavor, Mabel Sarpong Duah, Aloysius Loglo, Francisca N Sarpong, Justice Boakye-Appiah, Kabiru M Abass, Mathias Dongyele, George Amofa, Wilson Tuah, Margaret Frempong, Yaw A Amoako, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Richard O Phillips
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 8, p e0007689 (2019)
BackgroundWe investigated the relationship between bacterial load in Buruli ulcer (BU) lesions and the development of paradoxical reaction following initiation of antibiotic treatment.MethodsThis was a longitudinal study involving BU patients from Ju
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3866a4297a3541109098f28fa0ea08a5
Autor:
Dorien T Beeres, Jacolien Horstman, Pierre van der Tak, Richard O Phillips, Kabiru M Abass, Tjip van der Werf, Roch C Johnson, Ghislain E Sopoh, Janine de Zeeuw, Pieter U Dijkstra, Yves T Barogui, Ymkje Stienstra
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 3, p e0007273 (2019)
BackgroundBuruli Ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Former BU patients may experience participation restrictions due to physical limitations, stigmatization and other social factors. A scale that measures par
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/76d1918dcae7449a89d017c41048dfff
Autor:
Justice K Boakye-Appiah, Alexis R Steinmetz, Peter Pupulampu, Stephen Ofori-Yirenkyi, Ishmael Tetteh, Michael Frimpong, Patrick Oppong, Ohene Opare-Sem, Betty R Norman, Ymkje Stienstra, Tjip S van der Werf, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Frank Bonsu, Joseph Obeng-Baah, Richard O Phillips
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 226-230 (2016)
Objective/Background: Drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB) represent a major threat to global TB control. In low- and middle-income countries, resource constraints make it difficult to identify and monitor cases of resistance using drug suscep
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d5c5c905c6374931877f6cc0681a9346
Autor:
Afua Ofori, Alexis R Steinmetz, John Akaasi, George A. Asafu Adjaye Frimpong, Betty R Norman, Joseph Obeng-Baah, George Bedu-Addo, Richard O Phillips
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 235-239 (2016)
Aspergillomas are often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) in developing countries where the prevalence of TB is high, hemoptysis is often equated with TB, and most patients are diagnosed clinically. This report describes the case of a patient being t
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/96b7f5c978f049bda137db427efdbb09
Autor:
Norman Nausch, Daniel Antwi-Berko, Yusif Mubarik, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Wellington Owusu, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Yaw Debrah, Marc Jacobsen, Richard O Phillips
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 2, p e0005415 (2017)
BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer disease (BUD), caused by Mycobacterium (M.) ulcerans, is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. BUD causes necrotic skin lesions and is a significant problem for health care in the affected
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/c666046aa97e4a26b5a8a3d66e974532
Autor:
Anita Velink, Rebecca J Woolley, Richard O Phillips, Kabiru M Abass, Tjip S van der Werf, Emmanuel Agumah, Janine de Zeeuw, Sandor Klis, Ymkje Stienstra
Publikováno v:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 12, p e0005261 (2016)
BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a neglected tropical disease frequently leading to permanent disabilities. The ulcers are treated with rifampicin and streptomycin, wound care and, if necessary surgical intervention.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5adc87d99d964cdeaac1e05c75b7ef3f
Autor:
Linda Batsa Debrah, Joseph F. Arthur, Augustine Yeboah, Dorcas O. Owusu, Ernest Adankwah, Isaac Acheampong, Difery Minadzi, Millicent Lamptey, Vera Serwaa Opoku, Wilfred Aniagyei, Monika M. Vivekanandan, Mohammed K. Abass, Amidu Gawusu, Samuel Wanji, Alexander Y. Debrah, Marc Jacobsen, Richard O. Phillips
Publikováno v:
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Abstract Background Culicoides, also known as biting midges, carry pathogens which include Mansonella perstans. Mansonella perstans is a nematode parasite implicated in a number of disease outcomes. Even though a high prevalence of about 75% M. perst
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0565446514464f3bbb76626d99ec9524