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h-index: 24
Works: 110
Citations: 1,732

Most-cited papers

Prevalence of intestinal parasites, salmonella and shigella among apparently health food handlers of Addis Ababa University student’s cafeteria, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A. Aklilu, Daniel Kahase, Mekonnen Dessalegn, Negatu Tarekegn +6 more
2015BMC Research Notes114 citations Open access
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High Gastrointestinal Colonization Rate with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Hospitalized Patients: Emergence of Carbapenemase-Producing K. pneumoniae in Ethiopia
Kassu Desta, Y. Woldeamanuel, A. Azazh, H. Mohammod +10 more
2016PLoS ONE91 citations Open access
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Seroprevalence and transmission of Hepatitis B virus among delivering women and their new born in selected health facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
Dessie Tegegne, Kassu Desta, B. Tegbaru, T. Tilahun
2014BMC Research Notes83 citations Open access
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Combined antibacterial effect of essential oils from three most commonly used Ethiopian traditional medicinal plants on multidrug resistant bacteria
E. Gadisa, G. Weldearegay, Kassu Desta, G. Tsegaye +3 more
2019BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine80 citations Open access
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Evaluation of genotype MTBDRplus VER 2.0 line probe assay for the detection of MDR-TB in smear positive and negative sputum samples
A. Meaza, A. Kebede, Z. Yaregal, Z. Dagne +8 more
2017BMC Infectious Diseases69 citations Open access
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Isolation and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Shigella and Salmonellaamong Under 5 Children with Acute Diarrhoea: A Cross-Sectional Study atSelected Public Health Facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Y. Mamuye, G. Metaferia, Asaye Birhanu, Kassu Desta +1 more
201565 citations Open access
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Prevalence of tuberculosis, multidrug resistant tuberculosis and associated risk factors among smear negative presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
W. Sinshaw, A. Kebede, Adane Bitew, E. Tesfaye +11 more
2019BMC Infectious Diseases58 citations Open access
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Group B streptococci vaginal colonization and drug susceptibility pattern among pregnant women attending in selected public antenatal care centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Solomon Assefa, Kassu Desta, Tsehaynesh Lema
2018BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth41 citations Open access
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Performance of Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube BACTEC 960 with Lowenstein–Jensen method for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at Ethiopian National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
G. Diriba, A. Kebede, Z. Yaregal, M. Getahun +8 more
2017BMC Research Notes37 citations Open access
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The magnitude and risk factors of intestinal parasitic infection in relation to Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and immune status, at ALERT Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
B. Taye, Kassu Desta, Selamawit Ejigu, G. Dori
2014Parasitology international33 citations
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) risk factor analysis and prevalence prediction: a machine learning-based approach
V. Tran, Tazmilur Saad, M. Tesfaye, Sosina Walelign +6 more
2022BMC Infectious Diseases31 citations Open access
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Prevalence and associated risk factors for Hepatitis B and C viruses among refugees in Gambella, Ethiopia
Abiyu Ayele, Dessie Abera, Melese Hailu, Muluken Birhanu +1 more
2020BMC Public Health29 citations Open access
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Molecular epidemiology and drug sensitivity pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in and around Ambo Town, Central Ethiopia
Melaku Tilahun, G. Ameni, Kassu Desta, A. Zewude +3 more
2018PLoS ONE29 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection, Associated Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Yosef Gebretensaie, Abay Atnafu, Selfu Girma, Yonas Alemu +1 more
2023Infection and Drug Resistance28 citations Open access
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The Epidemiology of first and second-line drug-resistance Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex common species: Evidence from selected TB treatment initiating centers in Ethiopia
Biniyam Dagne, Kassu Desta, R. Fekade, M. Amare +9 more
2021PLoS ONE28 citations Open access
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High level of drug resistance by gram-negative bacteria from selected sewage polluted urban rivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
T. Belachew, Amete Mihret, Tesfaye Legesse, Yihenew Million +1 more
2018BMC Research Notes28 citations Open access
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance pattern of bacteria from sepsis suspected neonates at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
M. Sherif, Dessie Abera, Kassu Desta
2023BMC Pediatrics26 citations Open access
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Machine learning-based risk factor analysis and prevalence prediction of intestinal parasitic infections using epidemiological survey data
Aziz Zafar, Ziad Attia, M. Tesfaye, Sosina Walelign +6 more
2022PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases26 citations Open access
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Individual and household correlates of Helicobacter pylori infection among Young Ethiopian children in Ziway, Central Ethiopia
Kayla Schacher, Hannah Spotts, C. Correia, Sosina Walelign +4 more
2020BMC Infectious Diseases25 citations Open access
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Prevalence and risk factors of human brucellosis and malaria among patients with fever in malaria-endemic areas, attending health institutes in Awra and Gulina district, Afar Region, Ethiopia
S. Mehari, Biruk Zerfu, Kassu Desta
2021BMC Infectious Diseases22 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Auramine O staining and conventional PCR for leprosy diagnosis: A comparative cross-sectional study from Ethiopia
Selfu Girma, C. Avanzi, K. Bobosha, Kassu Desta +7 more
2018PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases22 citations Open access
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Drug Resistance Pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in EasternAmhara Regional State, Ethiopia
Ahmed Esmael, I. Ali, M. Agonafir, M. Endris +3 more
201422 citations Open access
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Genotyping and molecular detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis lymphadenitis cases in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
O. Zewdie, A. Mihret, T. Abebe, A. Kebede +3 more
2017new microbes and new infections20 citations Open access
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Concurrent infection of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori among school-age children in Central Ethiopia
Hannah Spotts, Sosina Walelign, M. Tesfaye, Kassu Desta +2 more
2020Parasite Epidemiology and Control19 citations Open access
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Intestinal parasites co-infection and associated factors among active pulmonary tuberculosis patients in selected health centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: unmatched case control study
A. Alemu, A. Kebede, Biniyam Dagne, M. Amare +7 more
2019BMC Infectious Diseases19 citations Open access
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Hepatitis B And Hepatitis C Viral Infections And Associated Factors Among Patients With Diabetes Visiting Gondar Referral Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Yihenew Million, Takele Teklu, S. Alemu, Aster Ferede +2 more
2019Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma18 citations Open access
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Errors in the Hematology Laboratory at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hirut Tadesse, Kassu Desta, S. Kinde, Fatuma Hassen +1 more
2018BMC Research Notes18 citations Open access
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Performance Evaluation of Malaria Microscopists at Defense Health Facilities in Addis Ababa and Its Surrounding Areas, Ethiopia
T. Yitbarek, D. Nega, G. Tasew, Bineyam Taye +1 more
2016PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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Helminth Infection Increases the Probability of Indeterminate QuantiFERON Gold in Tube Results in Pregnant Women
Dawit Gebreegziabiher, Kassu Desta, R. Howe, Markos Abebe
2014BioMed Research International17 citations Open access
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Incidence of surgical site infection, bacterial isolate, and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among patients who underwent surgery at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
Abdurrahman Ali, D. Gebretsadik, Kassu Desta
2023SAGE Open Medicine15 citations Open access
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Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of lower respiratory tract infection among patients attending selected health centers of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
N. Nurahmed, Shemsu Kedir, Surafel Fantahun, M. Getahun +5 more
2020Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis15 citations Open access
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External quality assessment of AFB smear microscopy performances and its associated factors in selected private health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lemi Mosissa, A. Kebede, Tedla Mindaye, M. Getahun +2 more
2016The Pan African Medical Journal15 citations Open access
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The yield of Auramine O staining using led microscopy with bleach treated sputum samples for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis at St. Peter tuberculosis specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nebiyu Gizaw, A. Abera, S. Sisay, Kassu Desta +3 more
2019Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases14 citations Open access
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Molecular characterization and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
G. Diriba, A. Kebede, H. Tola, B. Yenew +12 more
2020PLoS ONE13 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Gastrointestinal Carriage of Pathogenic Gram Negative Enteric Bacteria among Apparently Healthy Food Handlers of Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tegegn Belhu, Kinfe Fissehatsion, A. Tesfaye, Yohannes Woldekidan +1 more
202012 citations Open access
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Association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and platelet indices among school-aged children in central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Kellyann Baxendell, Sosina Walelign, M. Tesfaye, Moges Wordofa +6 more
2019BMJ Open12 citations Open access
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Allergy-related disorders (ARDs) among Ethiopian primary school-aged children: Prevalence and associated risk factors
Nezar Mehanna, Nader Mohamed, Moges Wordofa, Dessie Abera +5 more
2018PLoS ONE12 citations Open access
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Bacterial Profile and their Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns from Body Fluids at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hopital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Firehiwot Teklehymanot, Melese Hailu Legese, Kassu Desta
201712 citations Open access
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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria on Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones: Evidence from Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Shambel Araya, Kassu Desta, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel
2021Risk Management and Healthcare Policy11 citations Open access
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Occurrence of Multiple, Extensive and Pan Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Carbapenemase Production from Presumptive Isolates Stored in a Biobank at Ethiopian Public Health Institute
T. Addis, Shambel Araya, Kassu Desta
2021Infection and Drug Resistance11 citations Open access
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Phenotypic characterization of Peripheral B cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
T. Girma, A. Tsegaye, Kassu Desta, S. Ayalew +4 more
2023Tuberculosis10 citations
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Clinical chemistry laboratory errors at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Hirut Tadesse, Kassu Desta, S. Kinde, Fatuma Hassen +1 more
2018BMC Research Notes10 citations Open access
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Utility of line probe assay in detecting drug resistance and the associated mutations in patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
G. Diriba, A. Kebede, H. Tola, A. Alemu +12 more
2022SAGE Open Medicine9 citations Open access
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Mycobacterial Lineages Associated with Drug Resistance in Patients with Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
G. Diriba, A. Kebede, H. Tola, A. Alemu +12 more
2021Tuberculosis Research and Treatment9 citations Open access
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Diagnostic efficacy of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Fluorescence based Microscope for the diagnosis of Tuberculous lymphadenitis
Gebeyehu Assefa, Kassu Desta, Shambel Araya, Selfu Girma +12 more
2021PLoS ONE9 citations Open access
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High Levels of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Healthcare Workers at a Teaching Hospital in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: First Evidence Using mecA Detection
Kassu Desta, E. Aklillu, Y. Gebrehiwot, F. Enquselassie +6 more
2022Infection and Drug Resistance8 citations Open access
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The revenue generated from clinical chemistry and hematology laboratory services as determined using activity-based costing (ABC) model
Kasaw Adane, Zenegnaw Abiy, Kassu Desta
2015Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation8 citations Open access
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Integration of cytopathology with molecular tests to improve the lab diagnosis for TBLN suspected patients
Abay Atnafu, Kassu Desta, Selfu Girma, D. Hailu +5 more
2022PLoS ONE7 citations Open access
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Effect of heat inactivation for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) with reverse transcription real time polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR): evidence from Ethiopian study
Belete Woldesemayat, Gebremedihin Gebremicael, K. Zealiyas, Amelework Yilma +5 more
2021BMC Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Anemia Before and After Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy on HIV Infected Patients at Ras Desta Damtew Memorial Hospital , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
A. Tsegaye, Kassu Desta, Dessiet Oma, Hana Derseh +3 more
20187 citations
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