K. Duedu

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1. Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in 6 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings From Wave 1 of the World Health Organization's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE)

   P. Arokiasamy, Uttamacharya, P. Kowal, B. Capistrant +27 more

   2017American Journal of Epidemiology180 citations Open access

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2. The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance

   Houriiyah Tegally, J. E. San, M. Cotten, M. Moir +397 more

   2022medRxiv167 citations Open access

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3. A comparative survey of the prevalence of human parasites found in fresh vegetables sold in supermarkets and open-aired markets in Accra, Ghana

   K. Duedu, Elizabeth A Yarnie, P. Tetteh-Quarcoo, S. Attah +2 more

   2014BMC Research Notes130 citations Open access

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4. Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ghana from 2020-2021

   C. Morang'a, J. Ngoi, J. Gyamfi, D. Amuzu +52 more

   2022Nature Communications43 citations Open access

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5. Microbial Carriage of Cockroaches at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ghana

   P. Tetteh-Quarcoo, E. Donkor, S. Attah, K. Duedu +5 more

   2013Environmental Health Insights43 citations Open access

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6. A survey of pathogens associated with Cyperus esculentus L (tiger nuts) tubers sold in a Ghanaian city

   P. Ayeh-Kumi, P. Tetteh-Quarcoo, K. Duedu, A. S. Obeng +3 more

   2014BMC Research Notes42 citations Open access

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7. Two-colour fluorescence fluorimetric analysis for direct quantification of bacteria and its application in monitoring bacterial growth in cellulose degradation systems.

   K. Duedu, C. French

   2017Journal of Microbiological Methods34 citations Open access

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8. Malaria, helminths and malnutrition: a cross-sectional survey of school children in the South-Tongu district of Ghana

   P. Ayeh-Kumi, K. Addo-Osafo, S. Attah, P. Tetteh-Quarcoo +8 more

   2016BMC Research Notes32 citations Open access

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9. Prevalence of intestinal parasites among patients of a Ghanaian psychiatry hospital

   K. Duedu, Y. Karikari, S. Attah, P. Ayeh-Kumi

   2015BMC Research Notes28 citations Open access

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10. Multidrug Resistant Enteric Bacterial Pathogens in a Psychiatric Hospital in Ghana: Implications for Control of Nosocomial Infections

    K. Duedu, George Offei, F. Codjoe, E. Donkor

    2017International Journal of Microbiology25 citations Open access

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11. Enhancing clinical microbiology for genomic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance implementation in Africa

    H. Kajumbula, D. Amoako, S. Tessema, M. Aworh +10 more

    2024Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control24 citations Open access

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12. The effects of co-infection with human parvovirus B19 and Plasmodium falciparum on type and degree of anaemia in Ghanaian children.

    K. Duedu, K. Sagoe, P. Ayeh-Kumi, R. Affrim +1 more

    2013Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine24 citations Open access

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13. Characterization of a Cellulomonas fimi exoglucanase/xylanase-endoglucanase gene fusion which improves microbial degradation of cellulosic biomass.

    K. Duedu, C. E. French

    2016Enzyme and Microbial Technology21 citations Open access

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14. Characterization of putative drug resistant biomarkers in Plasmodium falciparum isolated from Ghanaian blood donors

    E. Aninagyei, K. Duedu, T. Rufai, C. D. Tetteh +3 more

    2020BMC Infectious Diseases20 citations Open access

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15. Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny

    Martin Hunt, Angie S. Hinrichs, Daniel Anderson, Lily Karim +97 more

    2024bioRxiv19 citations Open access

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16. Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Association with Malnutrition at a Ghanaian Orphanage

    K. Duedu, E. Peprah, I. Anim-Baidoo, P. Ayeh-Kumi

    201519 citations

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17. Occurrence and distribution of extended-spectrum β-lactamase in clinical Escherichia coli isolates at Ho Teaching Hospital in Ghana

    J. Deku, K. Duedu, Emmanuel Ativi, G. E. Kpene +1 more

    2021Ghana Medical Journal16 citations Open access

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18. Cervical precancer screening using self-sampling, HPV DNA testing, and mobile colposcopy in a hard-to-reach community in Ghana: a pilot study

    K. Effah, Ethel Tekpor, C. M. Wormenor, J. Allotey +10 more

    2024BMC Cancer15 citations Open access

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19. Performance of Body Adiposity Index and Relative Fat Mass in Predicting Bioelectric Impedance Analysis-Derived Body Fat Percentage: A Cross-Sectional Study among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Ho Municipality, Ghana

    S. Lokpo, C. Ametefe, J. Osei-Yeboah, W. Owiredu +9 more

    2023BioMed Research International12 citations Open access

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20. Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Associated Risk Factors among HIV-Infected Patients Seeking Healthcare in a Rural Hospital in Ghana

    J. Deku, K. Botchway, Silas Kinanyok, Charles Kwame Gedzeah +2 more

    2022Journal of Pathogens12 citations Open access

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21. Is malaria immunity a possible protection against severe symptoms and outcomes of COVID-19?

    V. Orish, E. Boakye-Yiadom, E. Ansah, R. Alhassan +4 more

    2021Ghana Medical Journal11 citations Open access

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22. Citrobacter freundii as a test platform for recombinant cellulose degradation systems

    Sahreena S. Lakhundi, K. Duedu, Natasha Cain, R. Nagy +2 more

    2017Letters in Applied Microbiology11 citations Open access

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23. Global burden of enteric infectious diseases, diarrhoeal diseases, and corresponding aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

    Avina Vongpradith, R. Dominguez, Lorainne Tudor Car, Amanda Movo +496 more

    2026Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)10 citations Open access

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24. Phylogenicity and Virulence Profiles of Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates in the Ho Teaching Hospital of Ghana

    J. Deku, K. Duedu, Silas Kinanyok, G. E. Kpene +1 more

    2022BioMed Research International10 citations Open access

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25. Prevalence of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in Owned Dogs in Lagos State, Nigeria

    E. Awosanya, Zaynab Ligali, K. Duedu, Angela Peruzzu +2 more

    2021Veterinary Sciences10 citations Open access

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26. Knowledge and prevalence of common sexually transmitted infections among patients seeking care at selected health facilities in Southern Ghana

    A. Hutton-Nyameaye, M. Asiamah, K. Asafo-Adjei, C. Benneh +4 more

    2024PLOS Global Public Health9 citations Open access

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27. Burden of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli at the Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana

    J. Deku, K. Duedu, Emmanuel Ativi, G. E. Kpene +1 more

    2022Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences9 citations Open access

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28. Immunological, haematological, and clinical attributes of rural and urban malaria: a case–control study in Ghana

    Desmond Omane Acheampong, P. Adu, P. Ampomah, K. Duedu +1 more

    2021Journal of Parasitic Diseases9 citations Open access

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29. Association between Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphism (rs1800795 and rs1800796) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Ghanaian Population: A Case-Control Study in the Ho Municipality

    C. Obirikorang, S. Lokpo, W. Owiredu, Linda Ahenkorah-Fondjo +9 more

    2024BioMed Research International8 citations Open access

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30. Global inequity of COVID-19 diagnostics: challenges and opportunities

    S. Narayanasamy, B. Okware, W. Muttamba, Kirtika Patel +6 more

    2022Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health8 citations

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31. Comparative assessment of anthropometric and bioimpedence methods for determining adiposity

    David Adedia, A. Boakye, D. Mensah, S. Lokpo +2 more

    2020Heliyon8 citations Open access

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32. Toward a sustainable bioeconomy in West Africa: A focus on biorefining

    E. Fletcher, Peter Temitope Adeboye, K. Duedu

    20178 citations

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33. The burden and trend of intestinal parasitosis among women at Berekum, Ghana: a 9-year retrospective study

    J. Deku, Daniel Okyere, S. Buabeng, F. S. Edziah +4 more

    2024BMC Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access

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34. Carbapenemase Production and Detection of Colistin-Resistant Genes in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia Coli from the Ho Teaching Hospital, Ghana

    J. Deku, K. Duedu, G. E. Kpene, Silas Kinanyok +1 more

    2022The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale7 citations Open access

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35. Community-based active tuberculosis case finding using symptoms-based screening tool in the Volta Region, Ghana.

    G. E. Ntow, M. Kweku, E. Aninagyei, K. Duedu

    2020International Journal of Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access

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36. The Bacterial Species Behind the Wound and Their Antibacterial Resistant Pattern: A Three‐Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana

    J. Deku, E. Aninagyei, Israel Bedzina, Francisca Esenam Goloe +5 more

    2024Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (Print)6 citations Open access

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37. Genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Ghana from 2020-2021

    C. Morang'a, J. Ngoi, J. Gyamfi, D. Amuzu +52 more

    20226 citations Open access

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38. Antibiotic susceptibility of uropathogens: a 3-year retrospective study at Ho Teaching Hospital of Ghana

    J. Deku, E. Aninagyei, Comfort Enyonam Kpodo, Israel Bedzina +6 more

    2024Discover medicine5 citations Open access

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39. Detection of PhoP-mediated colistin resistance in Gram-negative bacteria without mcr genes in human population in the Ho Municipality, Ghana

    E. Osisiogu, Bhavana Singh, Patrick K. Feglo, K. Duedu

    2024Heliyon5 citations Open access

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40. Assessment of Hypertension-Induced Deaths in Ghana: A Nation-Wide Study from 2012 to 2016

    David Adedia, L. Asem, S. K. Appiah, S. Nanga +3 more

    2020Journal of Data Analysis and Information Processing5 citations Open access

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41. Emerging antibiotic resistance in bacterial bloodstream infections: a clinical study at the Holy Family Hospital, Nkawkaw, Ghana

    J. Deku, Israel Bedzina, Prince Kwadade Amankwah, Lilian Kekeli Antor +8 more

    2025BMC Infectious Diseases4 citations Open access

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42. Association of gross domestic product with equitable access to childhood vaccines in 195 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    J. N. Dinga, J. Akinbobola, F. Afolayan, Andreas Ateke Njoh +7 more

    2025BMJ Global Health4 citations Open access

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43. Detection of cytological abnormalities in urothelial cells from individuals previously exposed or currently infected with Schistosoma haematobium

    Cecilia Smith-Togobo, Richard Mprah, Evans A. Yeboah, Harry Koku Anyidoho +4 more

    2023PLoS ONE4 citations Open access

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44. Comparative Assessment of the Utility of Anthropometric and Bioelectrical Impedance Indices as Potential Predictors of Hypertension within a Ghanaian Adult Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

    A. Boakye, David Adedia, Gaston Hunkpe, Rosina Afua Ampomah Carr +3 more

    2022International Journal of Hypertension4 citations Open access

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45. Factors Influencing HIV Status Disclosure to Partners Among Antiretroviral Therapy Clients in the Upper East Region, Ghana

    T. A. Atugba, E. Aninagyei, F. Binka, K. Duedu

    2022Aids and Behavior4 citations

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46. Low seroprevalence of hepatitis C among children at the Princess Marie Louis Children’ s Hospital in Accra, Ghana

    K. Duedu, Donzala Asomah, Seraphine Kugbemanya, T. Adiku

    2021The Pan African Medical Journal4 citations

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47. Data for discriminating dead/live bacteria in homogenous cell suspensions and the effect of insoluble substrates on turbidimetric measurements

    K. Duedu, C. French

    2017Data in Brief4 citations Open access

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48. Beyond Genetic Engineering: Technical Capabilities in the Application Fields of Biocatalysis and Biosensors

    C. French, L. Horsfall, D. K. Barnard, K. Duedu +10 more

    20154 citations

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49. A comparative survey of the prevalence of human parasites found in fresh vegetables sold in supermarkets and open-aired markets in Accra, Ghana

    K. Duedu, Elizabeth A Yarnie, P. Tetteh-Quarcoo, S. Attah +2 more

    2014BMC Research Notes4 citations Open access

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50. Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny

    Martin Hunt, Angie S. Hinrichs, Daniel Anderson, Lily Karim +127 more

    2026Nature Methods3 citations Open access

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