Our Publications
2022
Epidemiology of Plasmids in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae with Acquired Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Genes Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana.
- Pankok F, Taudien S, Dekker D, Thye T, Oppong K, Wiafe Akenten C, Lamshöft M, Jaeger A, Kaase M, Scheithauer S, Tanida K, Frickmann H, May J, Loderstädt U.
- Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 19;11(5):689. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050689. PMID: 35625333; PMCID: PMC9138140.
Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance: Development and Implementation of the Ghanaian National Action Plan (2017-2021).
- Hein W, Aglanu LM, Mensah-Sekyere M, Harant A, Brinkel J, Lamshöft M, Lorenz E, Eibach D, Amuasi J.
- Antibiotics (Basel). 2022 May 3;11(5):613. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11050613. PMID: 35625257; PMCID: PMC9137880.
Multicentric Evaluation of SeeGene Allplex Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting 28 Bacterial, Microsporidal and Parasitic Nucleic Acid Sequences in Human Stool Samples.
- Weinreich F, Hahn A, Eberhardt KA, Kann S, Köller T, Warnke P, Dupke S, Dekker D, May J, Frickmann H, Loderstädt U.
- Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Apr 16;12(4):1007. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12041007. PMID: 35454056; PMCID: PMC9032746.
Global population genomics of two subspecies of Cryptosporidium hominis during 500 years of evolution.
- Tichkule S, Cacciò SM, Robinson G, Chalmers RM, Mueller I, Emery-Corbin SJ, Eibach D, Tyler KM, van Oosterhout C, Jex AR.
- Mol Biol Evol. 2022 Mar 18:msac056. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msac056. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35302613.
Host-Pathogen Interactions: Organotypic Cultures to Unravel the Mysteries of the Primordial Hostility among Organisms.
- Marrazzo P, Fischer N, Nastasi C, Cricca M, Fusco D.
- Pathogens. 2022 Mar 16;11(3):362. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11030362. PMID: 35335685; PMCID: PMC8951007
Situation of snakebite, antivenom market and access to antivenoms in ASEAN countries.
- Patikorn C, Ismail AK, Abidin SAZ, Blanco FB, Blessmann J, Choumlivong K, Comandante JD, Doan UV, Mohamed Ismail Z, Khine YY, Maharani T, Nwe MT, Qamruddin RM, Safferi RS, Santamaria E, Tiglao PJG, Trakulsrichai S, Vasaruchapong T, Chaiyakunapruk N, Taychakhoonavudh S, Othman I.
- BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Mar;7(3):e007639. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007639. PMID: 35296460; PMCID: PMC8928241.
ASAAP and Multimal Consortia. Challenges in the clinical development pathway for triple and multiple drug combinations in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
- Bassat Q, Maïga-Ascofaré O, May J, Clain J, Mombo-Ngoma G, Groger M, Adegnika AA, Agobé JD, Djimde A, Mischlinger J, Ramharter M.
- Malar J. 2022 Feb 22;21(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12936-022-04079-9. PMID: 35193586.
Limited Reliability of the Molecular Detection of Plasmodium spp. from Incubated Blood Culture Samples for Forensic Purposes.
- Weinreich F, Hagen RM, Loag W, Maïga-Ascofaré O, Dekker D, Frickmann H, Loderstädt U.
- Microorganisms. 2022 Feb 10;10(2):406. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020406. PMID: 35208861; PMCID: PMC8879611.
Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Humans and Food-Producing Animals in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- Paintsil EK, Ofori LA, Adobea S, Akenten CW, Phillips RO, Maiga-Ascofare O, Lamshöft M, May J, Obiri Danso K, Krumkamp R, Dekker D.
- Pathogens. 2022 Jan 24;11(2):140. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020140. PMID: 35215086; PMCID: PMC8877155.
Human genetic variant E756del in the ion channel PIEZO1 not associated with protection from severe malaria in a large Ghanaian study.
- Thye T, Evans JA, Ruge G, Loag W, Ansong D, Agbenyega T, Horstmann RD, May J, Schuldt K.
- J Hum Genet. 2022 Jan;67(1):65-67. doi: 10.1038/s10038-021-00958-2. Epub 2021 Jul 7. PMID: 34230590; PMCID: PMC8727285.
2021
A cluster randomized controlled trial for assessing POC-CCA test based praziquantel treatment for schistosomiasis control in pregnant women and their young children: study protocol of the freeBILy clinical trial in Madagascar.
- Fusco D, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Rakotoarivelo RA, Andrianarivelo MR, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Rasamoelina T, Puradiredja DI, Klein P, Stahlberg K, Dechenaud M, Lorenz E, Jaeger A, Kreidenweiss A, Hoekstra PT, Adegnika AA, Sicuri E, Corstjens PLAM, van Dam GJ, May J, Schwarz NG; freeBILy consortium.
- Trials. 2021 Nov 20;22(1):822. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05769-6. PMID: 34801082.
Molecular Evidence for Flea-Borne Rickettsiosis in Febrile Patients from Madagascar.
- Keller C, Rakotozandrindrainy R, von Kalckreuth V, Heriniaina JN, Schwarz NG, Pak GD, Im J, Espinoza LMC, Hagen RM, Frickmann H, Rakotondrainiarivelo JP, Razafindrabe T, Dekker D, May J, Poppert S, Marks F.
- Pathogens. 2021 Nov 14;10(11):1482. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10111482. PMID: 34832637; PMCID: PMC8621948.
Molecular surveillance and genetic divergence of rotavirus A antigenic epitopes in Gabonese children with acute gastroenteritis.
- Manouana GP, Niendorf S, Tomazatos A, Mbong Ngwese M, Nzamba Maloum M, Nguema Moure PA, Bingoulou Matsougou G, Ategbo S, Rossatanga EG, Bock CT, Borrmann S, Mordmüller B, Eibach D, Kremsner PG, Velavan TP, Adegnika AA.
- EBioMedicine. 2021 Oct 24;73:103648. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103648. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34706308.
A non-reactive natural product precursor of the duocarmycin family has potent and selective antimalarial activity.
- Alder A, Struck NS, Xu M, Johnson JW, Wang W, Pallant D, Cook MA, Rambow J, Lemcke S, Gilberger TW, Wright GD.
- Cell Chem Biol. 2021 Oct 23:S2451-9456(21)00439-6. doi: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.10.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34710358.
Dengue virus detection in Lao PDR and Colombia: Comparative evaluation of PCR tests.
- Kann S, Blessmann J, Winkelmann Y, Hansen J, Maya Amaya LJ, Rivera Salcedo GE, Halas HE, Schmidt-Chanasit J, Keoviengkhone L, Sopraseuth V, Deschermeier C, Mika A.
- Trop Med Int Health. 2021 Oct;26(10):1296-1302. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13670. Epub 2021 Sep 14. PMID: 34449967.
Low Sensitivity of Real Time PCRs Targeting Retrotransposon Sequences for the Detection of Schistosoma japonicum Complex DNA in Human Serum.
- Frickmann H, Loderstädt U, Nickel B, Poppert S, Odermatt P, Sayasone S, Van Esbroeck M, Micalessi I, Cnops L, Adisakwattana P, Leboulle G, Landt O, Thye T, Tannich E.
- Pathogens. 2021 Aug 22;10(8):1067. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10081067. PMID: 34451531; PMCID: PMC8398367.
Negative SARS-CoV-2 PCR or rapid antigen test result and the subsequent risk of being infectious: a mathematical simulation study.
- Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Jaeger VK, May J, Mikolajczyk R, Karch A.
- BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 Aug 10;21(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01361-3. PMID: 34376152; PMCID: PMC8353420.
The genomic epidemiology of multi-drug resistant invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in selected sub-Saharan African countries.
- Park SE, Pham DT, Pak GD, Panzner U, Maria Cruz Espinoza L, von Kalckreuth V, Im J, Mogeni OD, Schütt-Gerowitt H, Crump JA, Breiman RF, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Owusu-Dabo E, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Bassiahi Soura A, Aseffa A, Gasmelseed N, Sooka A, Keddy KH, May J, Aaby P, Biggs HM, Hertz JT, Montgomery JM, Cosmas L, Olack B, Fields B, Sarpong N, Razafindrabe TJL, Raminosoa TM, Kabore LP, Sampo E, Teferi M, Yeshitela B, El Tayeb MA, Krumkamp R, Dekker DM, Jaeger A, Tall A, Gassama A, Niang A, Bjerregaard-Andersen M, Løfberg SV, Deerin JF, Park JK, Konings F, Carey ME, Van Puyvelde S, Ali M, Clemens J, Dougan G, Baker S, Marks F.
- BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Aug;6(8):e005659. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005659. PMID: 34341020.
Critical prerequisites for Covid-19 vaccine acceleration: A developing economy perspective.
- Hinson RE, Hein W, Tettey LN, Nartey BA, Harant A, Struck NS, Fobil JN.
- J Public Aff. 2021 Jul 20:e2723. doi: 10.1002/pa.2723. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34512185; PMCID: PMC8420375.
An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples.
- MalariaGEN, Ahouidi A, Ali M, Almagro-Garcia J, Amambua-Ngwa A, Amaratunga C, Amato R, Amenga-Etego L, Andagalu B, Anderson TJC, Andrianaranjaka V, Apinjoh T, Ariani C, Ashley EA, Auburn S, Awandare GA, Ba H, Baraka V, Barry AE, Bejon P, Bertin GI, Boni MF, Borrmann S, Bousema T, Branch O, Bull PC, Busby GBJ, Chookajorn T, Chotivanich K, Claessens A, Conway D, Craig A, D'Alessandro U, Dama S, Day NP, Denis B, Diakite M, Djimdé A, Dolecek C, Dondorp AM, Drakeley C, Drury E, Duffy P, Echeverry DF, Egwang TG, Erko B, Fairhurst RM, Faiz A, Fanello CA, Fukuda MM, Gamboa D, Ghansah A, Golassa L, Goncalves S, Hamilton WL, Harrison GLA, Hart L, Henrichs C, Hien TT, Hill CA, Hodgson A, Hubbart C, Imwong M, Ishengoma DS, Jackson SA, Jacob CG, Jeffery B, Jeffreys AE, Johnson KJ, Jyothi D, Kamaliddin C, Kamau E, Kekre M, Kluczynski K, Kochakarn T, Konaté A, Kwiatkowski DP, Kyaw MP, Lim P, Lon C, Loua KM, Maïga-Ascofaré O, Malangone C, Manske M, Marfurt J, Marsh K, Mayxay M, Miles A, Miotto O, Mobegi V, Mokuolu OA, Montgomery J, Mueller I, Newton PN, Nguyen T, Nguyen TN, Noedl H, Nosten F, Noviyanti R, Nzila A, Ochola-Oyier LI, Ocholla H, Oduro A, Omedo I, Onyamboko MA, Ouedraogo JB, Oyebola K, Pearson RD, Peshu N, Phyo AP, Plowe CV, Price RN, Pukrittayakamee S, Randrianarivelojosia M, Rayner JC, Ringwald P, Rockett KA, Rowlands K, Ruiz L, Saunders D, Shayo A, Siba P, Simpson VJ, Stalker J, Su XZ, Sutherland C, Takala-Harrison S, Tavul L, Thathy V, Tshefu A, Verra F, Vinetz J, Wellems TE, Wendler J, White NJ, Wright I, Yavo W, Ye H.
- Wellcome Open Res. 2021 Jul 13;6:42. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16168.2. PMID: 33824913; PMCID: PMC8008441.
The East African Community (EAC) mobile laboratory networks in Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan-from project implementation to outbreak response against Dengue, Ebola, COVID-19, and epidemic-prone diseases.
- Affara M, Lagu HI, Achol E, Karamagi R, Omari N, Ochido G, Kezakarayagwa E, Kabatesi F, Nkeshimana A, Roba A, Ndia MN, Abudo MU, Kabanda A, Mpabuka E, Mwikarago EI, Kutjok PE, Samson DD, Deng LL, Moremi N, Kelly ME, Mkama PBM, Magesa A, Balinandi SK, Pimundu G, Nabadda SN, Puradiredja DI, Hinzmann J, Duraffour S, Gabriel M, Ruge G, Loag W, Ayiko R, Sonoiya SS, May J, Katende MJ, Gehre F.
- BMC Med. 2021 Jul 9;19(1):160. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02028-y. PMID: 34238298; PMCID: PMC8266482.
Human genetic variant E756del in the ion channel PIEZO1 not associated with protection from severe malaria in a large Ghanaian study.
- Thye T, Evans JA, Ruge G, Loag W, Ansong D, Agbenyega T, Horstmann RD, May J, Schuldt K.
- J Hum Genet. 2021 Jul 7. doi: 10.1038/s10038-021-00958-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34230590.
Altered Cytokine Response of Human Brain Endothelial Cells after Stimulation with Malaria Patient Plasma.
- Raacke M, Kerr A, Dörpinghaus M, Brehmer J, Wu Y, Lorenzen S, Fink C, Jacobs T, Roeder T, Sellau J, Bachmann A, Metwally NG, Bruchhaus I.
- Cells. 2021 Jul 1;10(7):1656. doi: 10.3390/cells10071656. PMID: 34359826; PMCID: PMC8303479.
Antimicrobial Usage in Commercial and Domestic Poultry Farming in Two Communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
- Paintsil EK, Ofori LA, Akenten CW, Fosu D, Ofori S, Lamshöft M, May J, Danso KO, Krumkamp R, Dekker D.
- Antibiotics (Basel). 2021 Jun 30;10(7):800. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10070800. PMID: 34209451.
Investigation of superspreading COVID-19 outbreak events in meat and poultry processing plants in Germany: A cross-sectional study.
- Pokora R, Kutschbach S, Weigl M, Braun D, Epple A, Lorenz E, Grund S, Hecht J, Hollich H, Rietschel P, Schneider F, Sohmen R, Taylor K, Dienstbuehl I.
- PLoS One. 2021 Jun 10;16(6):e0242456. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242456. PMID: 34111143; PMCID: PMC8191887.
Study of enteric pathogens among children in the tropics and effects of prolonged storage of stool samples.
- Schotte U, Hoffmann T, Schwarz NG, Rojak S, Lusingu J, Minja D, Kaseka J, Mbwana J, Gesase S, May J, Dekker D, Frickmann H.
- Lett Appl Microbiol. 2021 Jun;72(6):774-782. doi: 10.1111/lam.13457. Epub 2021 Mar 25. PMID: 33544912.
Disease surveillance for the COVID-19 era: time for bold changes.
- Morgan OW, Aguilera X, Ammon A, Amuasi J, Fall IS, Frieden T, Heymann D, Ihekweazu C, Jeong EK, Leung GM, Mahon B, Nkengasong J, Qamar FN, Schuchat A, Wieler LH, Dowell SF.
- Lancet. 2021 May 14:S0140-6736(21)01096-5. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01096-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34000258.
Common virulence gene expression in adult first-time infected malaria patients and severe cases.
- Wichers JS, Tonkin-Hill G, Thye T, Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Strauss J, von Thien H, Scholz JA, Smedegaard Hansson H, Weisel Jensen R, Turner L, Lorenz FR, Schöllhorn A, Bruchhaus I, Tannich E, Fendel R, Otto TD, Lavstsen T, Gilberger TW, Duffy MF, Bachmann A.
- Elife. 2021 Apr 28;10:e69040. doi: 10.7554/eLife.69040. PMID: 33908865; PMCID: PMC8102065.
Transmission of Cryptosporidium Species Among Human and Animal Local Contact Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study.
- Krumkamp R, Aldrich C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Mbwana J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Borrmann S, Caccio SM, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Adegnika AA, Lusingu JPA, Amuasi J, May J, Eibach D; CRYPTO Study Group.
- Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 26;72(8):1358-1366. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa223. PMID: 32150243; PMCID: PMC8075035.
Commentary: mobile laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics: what Europe could learn from the East African Community to assure trade in times of border closures.
- Gehre F, Lagu H, Achol E, Katende M, May J, Affara M.
- Global Health. 2021 Apr 23;17(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00700-9. PMID: 33892773; PMCID: PMC8063167.
'The medicine is not for sale': Practices of traditional healers in snakebite envenoming in Ghana.
- Steinhorst J, Aglanu LM, Ravensbergen SJ, Dari CD, Abass KM, Mireku SO, Adu Poku JK, Enuameh YAK, Blessmann J, Harrison RA, Amuasi JH, Stienstra Y.
- PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Apr 16;15(4):e0009298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009298. PMID: 33861735; PMCID: PMC8081335.
Classification of Salmonella enterica of the (Para-)Typhoid Fever Group by Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy.
- Cordovana M, Mauder N, Kostrzewa M, Wille A, Rojak S, Hagen RM, Ambretti S, Pongolini S, Soliani L, Justesen US, Holt HM, Join-Lambert O, Hello SL, Auzou M, Veloo AC, May J, Frickmann H, Dekker D.
- Microorganisms. 2021 Apr 15;9(4):853. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9040853. PMID: 33921159
Less than you'd think-a prospective study on MRSA-colonization in healthy travellers.
- Tran DT, Winter D, Christner M, Ramharter M, Addo MM, Rolling T, Vinnemeier C, Koch T.
- J Travel Med. 2021 Apr 14;28(3):taaa242. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa242. PMID: 33410458.
A multi-phenotype genome-wide association study of clades causing tuberculosis in a Ghanaian- and South African cohort.
- Müller SJ, Schurz H, Tromp G, van der Spuy GD, Hoal EG, van Helden PD, Owusu-Dabo E, Meyer CG, Muntau B, Thye T, Niemann S, Warren RM, Streicher E, Möller M, Kinnear C.
- Genomics. 2021 Apr 13:S0888-7543(21)00151-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.04.024. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33862184
Improved housing versus usual practice for additional protection against clinical malaria in The Gambia (RooPfs): a household-randomised controlled trial.
- Pinder M, Bradley J, Jawara M, Affara M, Conteh L, Correa S, Jeffries D, Jones C, Kandeh B, Knudsen J, Olatunji Y, Sicuri E, D'Alessandro U, Lindsay SW.
- Lancet Planet Health. 2021 Apr;5(4):e220-e229. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00002-4. PMID: 33838737
Genetic Diversity of Enteric Viruses in Children under Five Years Old in Gabon.
- Manouana GP, Nguema-Moure PA, Mbong Ngwese M, Bock CT, Kremsner PG, Borrmann S, Eibach D, Mordmüller B, Velavan TP, Niendorf S, Adegnika AA.
- Viruses. 2021 Mar 24;13(4):545. doi: 10.3390/v13040545. PMID: 33805214; PMCID: PMC8064335.
Clonal Clusters, Molecular Resistance Mechanisms and Virulence Factors of Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Chronic Wounds in Ghana.
- Dekker D, Pankok F, Thye T, Taudien S, Oppong K, Akenten CW, Lamshöft M, Jaeger A, Kaase M, Scheithauer S, Tanida K, Frickmann H, May J, Loderstädt U.
- Antibiotics (Basel). 2021 Mar 22;10(3):339. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10030339. PMID: 33810142; PMCID: PMC8004795.
Exploring the use of web searches for risk communication during COVID-19 in Germany.
- Kristensen K, Lorenz E, May J, Strauss R.
- Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 19;11(1):6419. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85873-4. PMID: 33742054
Molecular and epidemiologic characterization of the diphtheria outbreak in Venezuela.
- Strauss RA, Herrera-Leon L, Guillén AC, Castro JS, Lorenz E, Carvajal A, Hernandez E, Navas T, Vielma S, Lopez N, Lopez MG, Aurenty L, Navas V, Rosas MA, Drummond T, Martínez JG, Hernández E, Bertuglia F, Andrade O, Torres J, May J, Herrera-Leon S, Eibach D.
- Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 18;11(1):6378. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85957-1. PMID: 33737710; PMCID: PMC7973433.
Molecular epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in children in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Marlene Ihling C, Schnitzler P, Heinrich N, Mangu C, Sudi L, Souares A, Gies S, Sié A, Coulibaly B, Thierry Ouédraogo A, Mordmüller B, Held J, Akim Adegnika A, Fernandes JF, Eckerle I, May J, Hogan B, Eibach D, Tabatabai J.
- Trop Med Int Health. 2021 Mar 8. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13573. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33683751
Hepatitis E seroprevalence and viremia rate in immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Buescher G, Ozga AK, Lorenz E, Pischke S, May J, Addo MM, Horvatits T.
- Liver Int. 2021 Mar;41(3):449-455. doi: 10.1111/liv.14695. PMID: 33034121.
Differing Effects of Standard and Harsh Nucleic Acid Extraction Procedures on Diagnostic Helminth Real-Time PCRs Applied to Human Stool Samples.
- Hoffmann T, Hahn A, Verweij JJ, Leboulle G, Landt O, Strube C, Kann S, Dekker D, May J, Frickmann H, Loderstädt U.
- Pathogens. 2021 Feb 9;10(2):188. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10020188. PMID: 33572338
Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history
- Coscolla M, Gagneux S, Menardo F, Loiseau C, Ruiz-Rodriguez P, Borrell S, Otchere ID, Asante-Poku A, Asare P, Sánchez-Busó L, Gehre F, Sanoussi CN, Antonio M, Affolabi D, Fyfe J, Beckert P, Niemann S, Alabi AS, Grobusch MP, Kobbe R, Parkhill J, Beisel C, Fenner L, Böttger EC, Meehan CJ, Harris SR, de Jong BC, Yeboah-Manu D, Brites D.
- Microb Genom. 2021 Feb 8. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000477. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33555243.
Bloodstream infection with Acinetobacter baumanii in a Plasmodium falciparum positive infant: a case report.
- Akenten CW, Boahen KG, Marfo KS, Sarpong N, Dekker D, Struck NS, Osei-Tutu L, May J, Amuasi JH, Eibach D.
- J Med Case Rep. 2021 Feb 5;15(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13256-020-02648-7. PMID: 33541431; PMCID: PMC7863459.
Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains from newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Northwest Ethiopia reveals a predominance of East-African-Indian and Euro-American lineages.
- Ejo M, Torrea G, Uwizeye C, Kassa M, Girma Y, Bekele T, Ademe Y, Diro E, Gehre F, Rigouts L, de Jong BC.
- Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;103:72-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.129. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PMID: 33189940.
Comparative genomics revealed adaptive admixture in Cryptosporidium hominis in Africa.
- Tichkule S, Jex AR, van Oosterhout C, Sannella AR, Krumkamp R, Aldrich C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Dekker D, Lamshöft M, Mbwana J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Borrmann S, Thye T, Schuldt K, Winter D, Kremsner PG, Oppong K, Manouana P, Mbong M, Gesase S, Minja DTR, Mueller I, Bahlo M, Nader J, May J, Rakotozandrindrain R, Adegnika AA, Lusingu JPA, Amuasi J, Eibach D, Caccio SM.
- Microb Genom. 2021 Jan;7(1):mgen000493. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000493. Epub 2020 Dec 23. PMID: 33355530; PMCID: PMC8115899.
2020
Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Chronic Infected Wounds in Rural Ghana.
- Wolters M, Frickmann H, Christner M, Both A, Rohde H, Oppong K, Akenten CW, May J, Dekker D.
- Microorganisms. 2020 Dec 21;8(12):2052. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8122052. PMID: 33371449; PMCID: PMC7767444.
Classification of invasive bloodstream infections and Plasmodium falciparum malaria using autoantibodies as biomarkers.
- Krumkamp R, Struck NS, Lorenz E, Zimmermann M, Boahen KG, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, Pak GD, Jeon HJ, Marks F, Jacobs T, May J, Eibach D.
- Sci Rep. 2020 Dec 3;10(1):21168. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78155-y. PMID: 33273605; PMCID: PMC7712777.
Molecular characterization of beta-lactamase genes produced by community-acquired uropathogenic Escherichia coli in Nouna.
- Kiemde D, Ribeiro I, Sanou S, Coulibaly B, Sie A, Ouedraogo AS, Souares A, Eibach D.
- J Infect Dev Ctries. 2020 Nov 30;14(11):1274-1280. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11737. PMID: 33296340.
Sero-epidemiological evaluation of malaria transmission in The Gambia before and after mass drug administration.
- Wu L, Mwesigwa J, Affara M, Bah M, Correa S, Hall T, Singh SK, Beeson JG, Tetteh KKA, Kleinschmidt I, D'Alessandro U, Drakeley C.
- BMC Med. 2020 Nov 13;18(1):331. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01785-6. PMID: 33183292 PMCID: PMC7664049.
Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains from newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in Northwest Ethiopia reveals the predominance of the East-African-Indian and Euro-American lineages.
- Ejo M, Torrea G, Uwizeye C, Kassa M, Girma Y, Bekele T, Ademe Y, Diro E, Gehre F, Rigouts L, de Jong BC.
- Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 12:S1201-9712(20)32323-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.129. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33189940.
Disturbed gut microbiota and bile homeostasis in Giardia-infected mice contributes to metabolic dysregulation and growth impairment.
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