Our publications
2023
Spatiotemporal variation in risk of Shigella infection in childhood: a global risk mapping and prediction model using individual participant data.
- Badr HS, Colston JM, Nguyen NH, Chen YT, Burnett E, Ali SA, Rayamajhi A, Satter SM, Van Trang N, Eibach D, Krumkamp R, May J, Adegnika AA, Manouana GP, Kremsner PG, Chilengi R, Hatyoka L, Debes AK, Ateudjieu J, Faruque ASG, Hossain MJ, Kanungo S, Kotloff KL, Mandomando I, Nisar MI, Omore R, Sow SO, Zaidi AKM, Lambrecht N, Adu B, Page N, Platts-Mills JA, Mavacala Freitas C, Pelkonen T, Ashorn P, Maleta K, Ahmed T, Bessong P, Bhutta ZA, Mason C, Mduma E, Olortegui MP, Peñataro Yori P, Lima AAM, Kang G, Humphrey J, Ntozini R, Prendergast AJ, Okada K, Wongboot W, Langeland N, Moyo SJ, Gaensbauer J, Melgar M, Freeman M, Chard AN, Thongpaseuth V, Houpt E, Zaitchik BF, Kosek MN.
- Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Mar;11(3):e373-e384. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00549-6. PMID: 36796984.
Pathogens associated with hospitalization due to acute lower respiratory tract infections in children in rural Ghana: a case–control study.
- Krumkamp, R., Kohsar, M., Nolte, K. et al.
- Sci Rep 13, 2443 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29410-5
2022
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.
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.
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.
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.
2021
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.
Antimicrobial usage in commercial and domestic poultry farming in two communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.
- Paintsil EK, Ofori LA, Wiafe Akenten C, Fosu D, Ofori S, Lamshöft M, May J, Obiri Danso K, Krumkamp K*, Dekker D*(equally contributed).
- MDPI Antibiotics 2021, 10,800. Doi10.3390
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 JAM, Smedegaard Hansson H, Weisel Jensen R, Turner L, Lorenz FR, Schöllhorn A, Bruchhaus I, Tannich E, Fendel R, D Otto T, Lavstsen T, Gilberger TW, Duffy M, Bachmann A.
- Elife. 2021 Apr 28;10:e69040. doi: 10.7554/eLife.69040. Online ahead of print.
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.
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; PMCID: PMC8605548.
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.
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.
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, Wiafe Akenten C, Lamshöft M, Jaeger A, Kaase M, Scheithauer S, Tanida K, Frickmann H, May J, Loderstädt U. Clonal
- Antibiotics 2021, 10, 339. https://doi.org/10.3390/ antibiotics10030339
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.
Predictive Performance of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Falciparum Malaria and Its Modeled Impact on Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria in Sub-Saharan African Febrile Children.
- Mischlinger J, Dudek V, Ramharter M.
- Clin Infect Dis an Off Publ Infect Dis Soc Am. 2021;73: e1158–e1167. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1942
2020
Classification of invasive bloodstream infections and Plasmodium falciparum malaria using autoantibodies as biomarkers
- Krumkamp R, Sunaina Struck N, Lorenz E, Zimmermann M, Gyau Boahen K, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, Pak GD, Jeon HJ, Marks F, Jacobs T, May J, Eibach D
- Sci Rep 10, 21168 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78155-y
A cross-sectional study on risk factors for infection with Parvovirus B19 and the association with anaemia in a febrile paediatric population in Ghana.
- Herr W, Krumkamp R, Hogan B, Dekker D, Gyau K, Owusu-Dabo E, Sarpong N, Jaeger A, Loag W, Winter D, Akenten CW, Eibach D, Fickenscher H, Eis-Hübinger A, May J, Kreuels B.
- Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 24;10(1):15695. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72657-5. PMID: 32973247; PMCID: PMC7515863.
Spectrum of antibiotic resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from chronically infected wounds in a rural district hospital in Ghana.
- Krumkamp R, Oppong K, Hogan B, Strauss R, Frickmann H, Wiafe Akenten C, Boahen K, Rickerts V, McCormick Smith I, Groß U, Schulze M, Jaeger A, Loderstädt U, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, May J, Dekker D.
- PlosOne 2020.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237263. PubMed PMID: 32764812; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7413558
Incidence of snakebites in Can Tho Municipality, Mekong Delta, South Vietnam-Evaluation of the responsible snake species and treatment of snakebite envenoming.
- Thang VV, Bao TQQ, Tuyen HD, Krumkamp R, Hai LH, Dang NH, Chu CM, Blessmann J.
- PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Jun 17;14(6):e0008430. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008430. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32555599.
Risk estimation for air travel-induced malaria transmission in central Europe - A mathematical modelling study.
- Pondorfer SG, Jaeger VK, Scholz-Kreisel P, Horn J, Krumkamp R, Kreuels B, Mikolajczyk RT, Karch A.
- Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 28:101564. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101564. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32004733.
Investigating the utility of Google trends for Zika and Chikungunya surveillance in Venezuela.
- Strauss R, Lorenz E, Kristensen K, Eibach D, Torres J, May J, Castro J.
- BMC Public Health. 2020 Jun 16;20(1):947. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09059-9. PMID: 32546159; PMCID: PMC7298838.
Second follow-up of a German cohort on childhood cancer after exposure to postnatal diagnostic x-ray.
- Baaken D, Hammer GP, Seidenbusch MC, Schneider K, Blettner M, Pokora R, Lorenz E.
- Radiol Prot. 2020 Sep;40(3):920-921. doi: 10.1088/1361-6498/aba344. PMID: 32840238.
Regional Variation of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Enterobacterales, Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Febrile Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Moirongo RM, Lorenz E, Ntinginya NE, Dekker D et al
- Front Microbiol 2020;11:567235; doi:10.3389