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enid owusu

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Lecturer in clinical microbiology Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCH. OF BIOMED & ALLIED HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
antimicrobial resistanceburbling ulcer
Publications

41

Citations

878

H-index

16

i10-index

18

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.4
Most cited paper
153
First publication year
2002
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:02
Publications

41 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Multi-centre point-prevalence survey of hospital-acquired infections in Ghana
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, E Owusu, S Bjerrum, A Bediako-Bowan, ...
2019 Journal of Hospital Infection 101 (1), 60-68, 2019 Health Sciences 153
Antimicrobial activity of selected medicinal plants from a sub-Saharan African country against bacterial pathogens from post-operative wound infections
E Owusu, MM Ahorlu, E Afutu, A Akumwena, GA Asare
2021 Medical Sciences 9 (2), 23, 2021 Health Sciences 101
Antibiotic prescribing in paediatric inpatients in Ghana: a multi-centre point prevalence survey
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, G Sunkwa-Mills, A Bediako-Bowan, C Akufo, ...
2018 BMC pediatrics 18 (1), 391, 2018 Health Sciences 71
Antibiotic use in surgical units of selected hospitals in Ghana: a multi-centre point prevalence survey
AAA Bediako-Bowan, E Owusu, AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, ...
2019 BMC Public Health 19 (1), 797, 2019 Health Sciences 67
Functional analysis of the role of CcpA in Lactobacillus plantarum grown on fructooligosaccharides or glucose: a transcriptomic perspective
Y Lu, S Song, H Tian, H Yu, J Zhao, C Chen
2018 Microbial Cell Factories 17 (1), 201, 2018 Health Sciences 58
High rates of multi-drug resistant gram-negative organisms associated with surgical site infections in a teaching hospital in Ghana
AAA Bediako-Bowan, JAL Kurtzhals, K Mølbak, AK Labi, E Owusu, ...
2020 BMC Infectious Diseases 20 (1), 890, 2020 Health Sciences 53
Bacterial contamination of surgical instruments used at the surgery department of a major teaching hospital in a resource-limited country: an observational study
E Owusu, FW Asane, AA Bediako-Bowan, E Afutu
2022 Diseases 10 (4), 81, 2022 Health Sciences 44
Plasma levels of cytokines (IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α) in multidrug resistant tuberculosis and drug responsive tuberculosis patients in Ghana
A Basingnaa, S Antwi-Baffour, DO Nkansah, E Afutu, E Owusu
2018 Diseases 7 (1), 2, 2018 Health Sciences 40
Risk factors for surgical site infections in abdominal surgeries in Ghana: emphasis on the impact of operating rooms door openings
AAA Bediako-Bowan, K Mølbak, JAL Kurtzhals, E Owusu, S Debrah, ...
2020 Epidemiology & Infection 148, e147, 2020 Health Sciences 37
Surveillance of surgical site infection in a teaching hospital in Ghana: a prospective cohort study
A Bediako-Bowan, E Owusu, S Debrah, A Kjerulf, MJ Newman, ...
2020 Journal of Hospital Infection 104 (3), 321-327, 2020 Health Sciences 31
Occurrence of antibiotic residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in nile Tilapia sold in some markets in Accra, Ghana: public health implication
ES Donkor, I Anim-Baidoo, E Fei, C Amponsah, M Olu-Taiwo, ...
2018 Journal of Food Research 7 (6), 129, 2018 Health Sciences 28
Clinical and histopathological presentation of Buruli ulcer in experimentally infected grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus)
P Addo, B Adu-Addai, M Quartey, M Abbas, I Okang, E Owusu, ...
2006 Internet J Trop Med 3, e2, 2006 Health Sciences 24
Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients in Accra, Ghana
B Egyir, AA Oteng, E Owusu, MJ Newman, KK Addo, A Rhod-Larsen
2016 The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 10 (05), 453-456, 2016 Health Sciences 23
Findings from a Buruli ulcer mouse model study
P Addo, E Owusu, B Adu-Addai, M Quartey, M Abbas, A Dodoo, ...
2005 Ghana Medical Journal 39 (3), 86, 2005 Health Sciences 23
In-vitro susceptibility of mycobacterium ulceran to herbal preparations
P Addo, M Quartey, M Abbas, B Adu-Addai, E Owusu, I Okang, A Dodoo, ...
2008 Health Sciences 20
Susceptibility Profiles of Mycobacterium ulcerans Isolates to Streptomycin and Rifampicin in Two Districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana
E Owusu, MJ Newman, NK Kotey, A Akumwena, E Bannerman
2016 International journal of microbiology 2016 (1), 8304524, 2016 Health Sciences 18
Aminoglycoside therapy for tuberculosis: Evidence for ototoxicity among tuberculosis patients in Ghana
E Owusu, BT Amartey, E Afutu, N Boafo
2022 Diseases 10 (1), 10, 2022 Health Sciences 16
Similarities in bacterial uropathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility profile in diabetics and their non-diabetic caregivers at a National Diabetes Management and …
E Owusu, H Adjei, E Afutu
2022 Diseases 10 (4), 124, 2022 Social Sciences 16
Identification of serum cytokine biomarkers associated with multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
GI Mensah, AN Boakye, A Basingnaa, E Owusu, S Antwi-Baffour, MF Ofori, ...
2021 Immuno 1 (4), 400-409, 2021 Health Sciences 9
Microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay: A convenient method for determining antibiogram of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Ghana
E Owusu, MJ Newman
2020 Medical Sciences 8 (1), 5, 2020 Health Sciences 9
Urinary schistosomiasis and its related anaemia among children in a high risk community in Ghana
I Anim-Baidoo, L Gadri, RH Asmah, E Owusu, US Markakpo, ES Donkor, ...
2017 International Journal of Tropical Disease & Health 22 (4), 1-9, 2017 Health Sciences 8
Evaluating decontamination protocols for the isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from swabs
E Owusu, MJ Newman, A Akumwena, E Bannerman, G Pluschke
2017 BMC microbiology 17 (1), 2, 2017 Health Sciences 7
Role of CTX-M-15 gene in spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among immunocompetent patients in Ghana
N Obeng-Nkrumah, GD Tawiah-Abrokwa, E Owusu, F Duah, ...
2023 African Journal of Laboratory Medicine 12 (1), 1-10, 2023 Health Sciences 6
Application of geoinformation techniques in identifying and mapping land degradation problems within Amasaman-Pokuase (Northeast of Accra) and its surrounding areas
EA Owusu, OG Albert
2002 American Association of Petroleum Geologists 90007, 2002 Health Sciences 6
Enteroparasitism among school children in a coastal community of Chorkor, Accra-Ghana: an urgent need for improved sanitation and public health education
I Anim-Baidoo, OK Richard, AO Forson, E Owusu, M Olu-Taiwo, ...
2024 Int J Trop Dis Health 45 (11), 46-57, 2024 Health Sciences 4