Author

Adwoa Asante-Poku

Research Fellow, Bacteriology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for medical Research - Cited by 1,306 - Tuberculosis - STI - Host -pathogen interaction - molecular epidemiology - Bovine tuberculosis

Biography

She is working as Senior Research Fellow at  Noguchi Memorial Institute for medical Research, University of Ghana. Experienced Doctor with a demonstrated history of working in the research industry. Skilled in Bacterial Cell Culture, Microsoft Word, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, and Molecular & Cellular Biology. Strong healthcare services professional graduated from Universität Basel.
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages
D Stucki, D Brites, L Jeljeli, M Coscolla, Q Liu, A Trauner, L Fenner, ...Nature genetics 48 (12), 1535-1543, 2016201
324
2016
Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history
M Coscolla, S Gagneux, F Menardo, C Loiseau, P Ruiz-Rodriguez, ...Microbial genomics 7 (2), 2021202
95
2021
Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Ghana
D Yeboah-Manu, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, ...PloS one 11 (8), e0161892, 2016201
50
2016
Detection and characterization of drug-resistant conferring genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains: a prospective study in two distant regions of Ghana
ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu, A Baddoo, E Sarpong, ...Tuberculosis 99, 147-154, 2016201
43
2016
Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum in Ghana
A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, E Sarpong, A Baddoo, ...BMC infectious diseases 16, 1-8, 2016201
42
2016
Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches
ID Otchere, M Coscollá, L Sánchez-Busó, A Asante-Poku, D Brites, ...Scientific reports 8 (1), 11269, 2018201
35
2018
Reduced transmission of Mycobacterium africanum compared to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urban West Africa
P Asare, A Asante-Poku, DA Prah, S Borrell, S Osei-Wusu, ID Otchere, ...International Journal of Infectious Diseases 73, 30-42, 2018201
33
2018
Isolation and characterization of nontuberculous mycobacteria from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Ghana
ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu, SY Aboagye, D Yeboah-ManuInternational journal of mycobacteriology 6 (1), 70, 2017201
28
2017
Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing analysis of clinical Mycobacterium bovis from Ghana
ID Otchere, AJ van Tonder, A Asante-Poku, L Sánchez-Busó, M Coscollá, ...PloS one 14 (3), e0209395, 2019201
23
2019
Laboratory confirmation of Buruli ulcer cases in Ghana, 2008-2016
Laboratory confirmation of Buruli ulcer cases in Ghana, 08-16D Yeboah-Manu, SY Aboagye, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, K Ampah, ...PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12 (6), e0006560, 181
20
2018
Serological and PCR-based markers of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis transmission in northern Ghana after elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
LG Senyonjo, O Debrah, DL Martin, A Asante-Poku, SJ Migchelsen, ...PLoS neglected tropical diseases 12 (12), e0007027, 2018201
19
2018
Gut microbiota signature of pathogen-dependent dysbiosis in viral gastroenteritis
T Mizutani, SY Aboagye, A Ishizaka, T Afum, GI Mensah, A Asante-Poku, ...Scientific Reports 11 (1), 13945, 2021202
16
2021
TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: The importance of Mycobacterium africanum infection
A Asante-Poku, P Asare, NA Baddoo, A Forson, P Klevor, ID Otchere, ...PloS one 14 (2), e0211822, 2019201
15
2019
Whole genome sequencing and spatial analysis identifies recent tuberculosis transmission hotspots in Ghana
P Asare, ID Otchere, E Bedeley, D Brites, C Loiseau, NA Baddoo, ...Frontiers in medicine 7, 161, 2020202
13
2020
Learning from epidemiological, clinical, and immunological studies on Mycobacterium africanum for improving current understanding of host–pathogen interactions, and for the …
A Zumla, ID Otchere, GI Mensah, A Asante-Poku, F Gehre, M Maeurer, ...International Journal of Infectious Diseases 56, 6-9, 2017201
12
2017
Low sensitivity of the MPT64 identification test to detect lineage 5 of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
CND Sanoussi, BC De Jong, M Odoun, K Arekpa, M Ali Ligali, O Bodi, ...Journal of medical microbiology 67 (12), 1718-1727, 2018201
11
2018
Second-line anti-tuberculosis drug resistance testing in Ghana identifies the first extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis case
S Osei-Wusu, MA Omari, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, P Asare, A Forson, ...Infection and Drug Resistance, 239-246, 2018201
11
2018
OMNIgene SPUTUM: A good transport and decontaminating reagent for tuberculosis testing.
D Asandem, A Asante-Poku, P Asare, S Aboagye, OW Stephen, E Danso, ...International journal of mycobacteriology 7 (3), 2018201
9
2018
A molecular and epidemiological study of Vibrio cholerae isolates from cholera outbreaks in southern Ghana
EK Danso, P Asare, ID Otchere, LM Akyeh, A Asante-Poku, SY Aboagye, ...Plos one 15 (7), e0236016, 2020202
9
2020
Spatiotemporal Co-existence of Two Mycobacterium ulcerans Clonal Complexes in the Offin River Valley of Ghana
A Lamelas, KA Ampah, S Aboagye, S Kerber, E Danso, A Asante-Poku, ...PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 10 (7), e000456, 2016201
8
2016

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