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

International journal of microbiology

Duedu KO, Offei G, Codjoe FS, Donkor ES.
PMID: 29038662
Int J Microbiol. 2017;2017:9509087. doi: 10.1155/2017/9509087. Epub 2017 Sep 06.

Enteric bacteria are commonly implicated in hospital-acquired or nosocomial infections. In Ghana, these infections constitute an important public health problem but little is known about their contribution to antibiotic resistance. The aim of the study was to determine the...

Viva voce in postgraduate surgical examinations in anglophone west Africa.

Journal of the West African College of Surgeons

Bode C, Ugwu B, Donkor P.
PMID: 25452940
J West Afr Coll Surg. 2011 Jan;1(1):40-52.

The Viva Voce is a form of assessment dating back to antiquity. It is widely used by the English-speaking West African Postgraduate Medical Colleges for intermediate and exit level examinations. Although it is still popular till the present day,...

Laboratory-based nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana.

Infection and drug resistance

Opintan JA, Newman MJ, Arhin RE, Donkor ES, Gyansa-Lutterodt M, Mills-Pappoe W.
PMID: 26604806
Infect Drug Resist. 2015 Nov 18;8:379-89. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S88725. eCollection 2015.

Global efforts are underway to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). A key target in this intervention is surveillance for local and national action. Data on AMR in Ghana are limited, and monitoring of AMR is nonexistent. We sought to generate...

A Rare Anatomical Variation of the Termination of Right and Left Cephalic Veins.

Case reports in vascular medicine

Maalman RS, Donkor YO, Ayamba AM, Abledu JK.
PMID: 29682393
Case Rep Vasc Med. 2018 Feb 21;2018:5809656. doi: 10.1155/2018/5809656. eCollection 2018.

Clinically, the cephalic vein is preferred for haemodialysis in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), to remove waste products from blood. The cut-down of cephalic vein in the deltopectoral groove is preferred when superior vena caval infusion is necessary....

Ujuzi (Practical Pearl/.

African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence

Forson PK, Osei-Ampofo M, Acheampong EK, Oteng R, Donkor P, Oduro G.
PMID: 30456075
Afr J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun;6(2):103-104. doi: 10.1016/j.afjem.2014.07.006. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

No abstract available.

Towards Establishing Capacity for Biological Dosimetry at Ghana Atomic Energy Commission.

Genome integrity

Achel DG, Achoribo E, Agbenyegah S, Adaboro RM, Donkor S, Adu-Bobi NA, Agyekum AA, Akuamoa F, Tagoe SN, Kyei KA, Yarney J, Serafin A, Akudugu JM.
PMID: 28217279
Genome Integr. 2016 Dec 30;7:3. doi: 10.4103/2041-9414.197173. eCollection 2016.

The aim of this study was not only to obtain basic technical prerequisites for the establishment of capacity of biological dosimetry at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) but also to stimulate interest in biological dosimetry research in Ghana...

Four-Gene Pan-African Blood Signature Predicts Progression to Tuberculosis.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

Suliman S, Thompson EG, Sutherland J, Weiner J, Ota MOC, Shankar S, Penn-Nicholson A, Thiel B, Erasmus M, Maertzdorf J, Duffy FJ, Hill PC, Hughes EJ, Stanley K, Downing K, Fisher ML, Valvo J, Parida SK, van der Spuy G, Tromp G, Adetifa IMO, Donkor S, Howe R, Mayanja-Kizza H, Boom WH, Dockrell HM, Ottenhoff THM, Hatherill M, Aderem A, Hanekom WA, Scriba TJ, Kaufmann SHE, Zak DE, Walzl G.
PMID: 29624071
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 May 01;197(9):1198-1208. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201711-2340OC.

No abstract available.

Current perspectives in robotic hernia repair.

Robotic surgery (Auckland)

Donkor C, Gonzalez A, Gallas MR, Helbig M, Weinstein C, Rodriguez J.
PMID: 30697564
Robot Surg. 2017 May 05;4:57-67. doi: 10.2147/RSRR.S101809. eCollection 2017.

The surgical treatment of hernias has developed throughout the evolution of surgery. The fascination with hernia surgery is in part driven by its prevalence and by the variety of treatment options. Minimally invasive hernia surgery has a goal of...

Improving nutritional status of children with Cerebral palsy: a qualitative study of caregiver experiences and community-based training in Ghana.

Food science & nutrition

Donkor CM, Lee J, Lelijveld N, Adams M, Baltussen MM, Nyante GG, Kerac M, Polack S, Zuurmond M.
PMID: 30680157
Food Sci Nutr. 2018 Nov 15;7(1):35-43. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.788. eCollection 2019 Jan.

BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood disability worldwide, and evidence shows that children with CP are at an increased risk of malnutrition due to feeding difficulties. This qualitative study explores caregiver experiences of feeding before and...

Making a Case for Infection Control at Public Places of Convenience in Accra, Ghana.

Environmental health insights

Donkor ES, S Anyen NE, Akumwena A.
PMID: 32704231
Environ Health Insights. 2020 Jul 14;14:1178630220938414. doi: 10.1177/1178630220938414. eCollection 2020.

In Ghana, environmental hygiene remains a major problem and infection control measures are hardly practised, particularly outside of the hospital. To provide evidence for infection control measures at public places of convenience in Accra (capital city of Ghana), this...

Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Anti-Microbial Susceptibility Patterns among Women of Reproductive Age. A Cross-Sectional Study in Primary Care, Ghana.

Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

Afoakwa P, Domfeh SA, Afranie BO, Owusu DO, Donkor S, Sakyi KK, Adom RA, Kyeremeh G, Okyere BA, Acheampong E, Amoah B.
PMID: 30563028
Med Sci (Basel). 2018 Dec 17;6(4). doi: 10.3390/medsci6040118.

No abstract available.

Nosocomial Pathogens: An In-Depth Analysis of the Vectorial Potential of Cockroaches.

Tropical medicine and infectious disease

Donkor ES.
PMID: 30658473
Trop Med Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 17;4(1). doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed4010014.

Nosocomial or healthcare-associated infections are regarded as the most frequent adverse event that threatens patients' safety and has serious economic and social consequences. Cockroach infestation is common in many hospitals, especially in the developing world. Common nosocomial pathogens isolated...

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