Whole genome sequencing revealed high proportions of ST152 MRSA among clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from ten hospitals in Ghana

Authors: Beverly Egyir, Christian Owusu-Nyantakyi, Alfred Bortey, Grebstad Rabbi Amuasi, Felicia Amoa Owusu, William Boateng, Hawawu Ahmed, Justice Kwesi Danso, Agnes Akosua Gyamaah Oclu, Quaneeta Mohktar, Georgina Tetteh-Ocloo, Harold Amegbletor, Kwabena Fosu, Francis Kwame Morgan Tetteh, Solomon Asante-Sefa, Oliver Nangkuu Deberu, Kennedy Mensah Osei, Joana Twasam, Sarkodie Kodom, Esther Gyinae, James Sampah, Nicholas Dzifa Dayie, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, William Addo Mills-Pappoe, Gifty Boateng, Pernille Nilsson, Harriet Affran Bonful, Bright Adu, Rene S. Hendriksen

Source: mSphere, Vol 9, Iss 12 (2024)

Subject Terms: whole genome sequencing, ST152 methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Africa, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042

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Klebsiella pneumoniae ST147 harboring blaNDM-1, multidrug resistance and hypervirulence plasmids

Authors: Frederick Ofosu-Appiah, Ezra E. Acquah, Jibril Mohammed, Comfort Sakyi Addo, Bright Agbodzi, Dorcas A. S. Ofosu, Charles J. Myers, Quaneeta Mohktar, Opoku-Ware Ampomah, Anthony Ablordey, Nana Ama Amissah

Source: Microbiology Spectrum, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2024)

Subject Terms: Klebsiella pneumoniae, multidrug resistance, blaNDM-1 gene, hypervirulence, mobile genetic elements, burn wounds, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2165-0497

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SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Evolutionary Dynamics in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Authors: Bright Adu, Joseph H.K. Bonney, Beverly Egyir, Isaac Darko Otchere, Prince Asare, Francis E. Dennis, Evelyn Yayra Bonney, Richard Akuffo, Ivy A. Asante, Evangeline Obodai, Selassie Kumordjie, Joyce Appiah-Kubi, Quaneeta Mohktar, Hilda Opoku Frempong, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe, Mildred A. Adusei-Poku, James O. Aboagye, Bright Agbodzi, Clara Yeboah, Seyram B. Agbenyo, Peace O. Uche, Keren O. Attiku, Bernice Twenewaa Sekyere, Dennis Laryea, Kwame Buabeng, Helena Lamptey, Anita Ghansah, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Abraham K. Anang, William K. Ampofo, George B. Kyei, John K. Odoom

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 862-865 (2023)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, 2019 novel coronavirus disease, coronavirus disease, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2, viruses, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1410_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059

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COVID-19 in patients presenting with malaria-like symptoms at a primary healthcare facility in Accra, Ghana.

Authors: Issabella Asamoah, Mildred Adusei-Poku, Priscilla Vandyck-Sey, Allen Steele-Dadzie, Atta Senior Kuffour, Albert Turkson, Ivy Asantewaa Asante, Kantanka Addo-Osafo, Quaneeta Mohktar, Bright Adu, Yaw A Afrane, Kwamena W C Sagoe

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 2, p e0298088 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0298088&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Enterococcus species: insights into antimicrobial resistance and whole-genome features of isolates recovered from livestock and raw meat in Ghana

Authors: Grebstad Rabbi Amuasi, Esther Dsani, Christian Owusu-Nyantakyi, Felicia A. Owusu, Quaneeta Mohktar, Pernille Nilsson, Bright Adu, Rene S. Hendriksen, Beverly Egyir

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

Subject Terms: Enterococcus spp., antimicrobial resistance, whole-genome sequencing, livestock, raw meat, Africa, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1254896/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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Isolation and characterization of crude-oil-dependent bacteria from the coast of Ghana using oxford nanopore sequencing

Authors: Mark Kwasi Sarfo, Samuel Fosu Gyasi, Amos Tiereyangn Kabo-Bah, Bright Adu, Quaneeta Mohktar, Andrew Sarkodie Appiah, Yaw Serfor-Armah

Source: Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp e13075- (2023)

Subject Terms: Jubilee oil, Coast of Ghana, Hydrocarbon, Bacteria, Sequencing, Science (General), Q1-390, Social sciences (General), H1-99

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023002827; https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440

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