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Kennedy Kwasi Addo

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Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Professor of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ADULT HEALTH
Mycobacterial InfectionsBacterial sexually transmitted infectionsAntimicrobial ResistanceMicrobiological quality of food and waterSkin neglected tropical diseases
Publications

149

Citations

2,969

H-index

29

i10-index

66

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
19.9
Most cited paper
231
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 08:39
Publications

149 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Prevalence of Multidrug‐Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources
ST Odonkor, KK Addo
2018 International journal of microbiology 2018 (1), 7204013, 2018 Health Sciences 231
Bacteria resistance to antibiotics: recent trends and challenges
ST Odonkor, KK Addo
2011 Int J Biol Med Res 2 (4), 1204-1210, 2011 Health Sciences 218
Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Clinical Staphylococcus aureus from Healthcare Institutions in Ghana
B Egyir, L Guardabassi, M Sørum, SS Nielsen, A Kolekang, E Frimpong, ...
2014 PloS one 9 (2), e89716, 2014 Health Sciences 134
Microbiological quality and antibiotic residues in informally marketed raw cow milk within the coastal savannah zone of Ghana
KK Addo, GI Mensah, KG Aning, N Nartey, GK Nipah, C Bonsu, ML Akyeh, ...
2011 Tropical Medicine & International Health 16 (2), 227-232, 2011 Health Sciences 133
National tuberculosis prevalence surveys in Africa, 2008–2016: an overview of results and lessons learned
I Law, K Floyd, African TB Prevalence Survey Group, EAB Abukaraig, ...
2020 Tropical Medicine & International Health 25 (11), 1308-1327, 2020 Health Sciences 129
Mycobacterial species causing pulmonary tuberculosis at the korle bu teaching hospital, accra, ghana
KK Addo, K Owusu-Darko, D Yeboah-Manu, P Caulley, M Minamikawa, ...
2007 Ghana medical journal 41 (2), 52, 2007 Health Sciences 90
Diagnostic accuracy of the rapid urine lipoarabinomannan test for pulmonary tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults in Ghana–findings from the DETECT HIV-TB study
S Bjerrum, E Kenu, M Lartey, MJ Newman, KK Addo, AB Andersen, ...
2015 BMC infectious diseases 15 (1), 407, 2015 Health Sciences 88
Insights into Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in an Urban and a Rural Community in Ghana
B Egyir, L Guardabassi, J Esson, SS Nielsen, MJ Newman, KK Addo, ...
2014 PLoS One 9 (4), e96119, 2014 Social Sciences 85
Effectiveness and profitability of preventive veterinary interventions in controlling infectious diseases of ruminant livestock in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
FS Nuvey, J Arkoazi, J Hattendorf, GI Mensah, KK Addo, G Fink, ...
2022 BMC Veterinary Research 18 (1), 332, 2022 Agriculture 78
Bacteriological quality of sachet water produced and sold in Teshie-Nungua suburbs of Accra, Ghana
KK Addo, GI Mensah, M Bekoe, C Bonsu, ML Akyeh
2009 Rural Outreach Program, 2009 Health Sciences 77
Poor mental health of livestock farmers in Africa: a mixed methods case study from Ghana
FS Nuvey, K Kreppel, PA Nortey, A Addo-Lartey, B Sarfo, G Fokou, ...
2020 BMC public health 20 (1), 825, 2020 Health Sciences 71
Prevalence of nasal carriage and diversity of Staphylococcus aureus among inpatients and hospital staff at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
B Egyir, L Guardabassi, SS Nielsen, J Larsen, KK Addo, MJ Newman, ...
2013 Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 1 (4), 189-193, 2013 Health Sciences 63
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of herdsmen in Ghana with respect to milk-borne zoonotic diseases and the safe handling of milk
KK Addo, GI Mensah, N Nartey, GK Nipah, D Mensah, GA Aning, ...
2011 J. Basic Appl. Sci. Res 1 (10), 1566-1562, 2011 Health Sciences 61
Diagnostic accuracy of a novel and rapid lipoarabinomannan test for diagnosing tuberculosis among people with human immunodeficiency virus
S Bjerrum, T Broger, R Székely, S Mitarai, JA Opintan, E Kenu, M Lartey, ...
2020 Open forum infectious diseases 7 (1), ofz530, 2020 Health Sciences 60
Tuberculosis and non‐tuberculous mycobacteria among HIV‐infected individuals in Ghana
S Bjerrum, J Oliver‐Commey, E Kenu, M Lartey, MJ Newman, KK Addo, ...
2016 Tropical Medicine & International Health 21 (9), 1181-1190, 2016 Health Sciences 53
Community-based mass treatment with azithromycin for the elimination of yaws in Ghana—Results of a pilot study
AA Abdulai, P Agana-Nsiire, F Biney, C Kwakye-Maclean, S Kyei-Faried, ...
2018 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 12 (3), e0006303, 2018 Health Sciences 52
Microbiological quality of “khebab” consumed in the Accra metropolis
D Agbodaze, PNA Nmai, FC Robertson, D Yeboah-Manu, ...
2005 Ghana medical journal 39 (2), 46, 2005 Health Sciences 51
Diarrhoeagenic E. coli occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases isolated from diarrhoea patients attending health facilities …
H Dela, B Egyir, AO Majekodunmi, E Behene, C Yeboah, D Ackah, ...
2022 PLoS One 17 (5), e0268991, 2022 Health Sciences 49
Genotyping and drug susceptibility testing of mycobacterial isolates from population-based tuberculosis prevalence survey in Ghana
KK Addo, SO Addo, GI Mensah, L Mosi, FA Bonsu
2017 BMC infectious diseases 17 (1), 743, 2017 Health Sciences 49
Food and its preparation conditions in hotels in Accra, Ghana: a concern for food safety
KK Addo, GI Mensah, C Bonsu, ML Akyeh
2007 Rural Outreach Program, 2007 Health Sciences 46
Risk factors associated with gonorrhea and chlamydia transmission in selected health facilities in Ghana
H Dela, N Attram, E Behene, S Kumordjie, KK Addo, EO Nyarko, ...
2019 BMC Infectious Diseases 19 (1), 425, 2019 Health Sciences 39
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains from Ghana include USA300
B Egyir, L Guardabassi, S Monecke, KK Addo, MJ Newman, AR Larsen
2015 Journal of global antimicrobial resistance 3 (1), 26-30, 2015 Health Sciences 38
Access to vaccination services for priority ruminant livestock diseases in Ghana: Barriers and determinants of service utilization by farmers
FS Nuvey, G Fink, J Hattendorf, GI Mensah, KK Addo, B Bonfoh, ...
2023 Preventive Veterinary Medicine 215, 105919, 2023 Health Sciences 37
National population-based tuberculosis prevalence survey in Ghana, 2013
ZA Wagaw
2020 The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020 Health Sciences 35
Cytokine response to selected MTB antigens in Ghanaian TB patients, before and at 2 weeks of anti-TB therapy is characterized by high expression of IFN-γ and Granzyme B and …
GI Mensah, KK Addo, JA Tetteh, S Sowah, T Loescher, C Geldmacher, ...
2014 BMC infectious diseases 14 (1), 495, 2014 Health Sciences 35