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Kennedy Kwasi Addo

PROFESSOR

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
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and molecular characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Ghana, 2012-2015
N Attram, B Agbodzi, H Dela, E Behene, EO Nyarko, NNA Kyei, JA Larbi, ...
2019 PloS one 14 (10), e0223598, 2019 Natural Sciences 33
Comparative efficacy of low-dose versus standard-dose azithromycin for patients with yaws: a randomised non-inferiority trial in Ghana and Papua New Guinea
M Marks, O Mitjà, C Bottomley, C Kwakye, W Houinei, M Bauri, P Adwere, ...
2018 The Lancet Global health 6 (4), e401-e410, 2018 Health Sciences 32
Antimicrobial resistance and genomic analysis of staphylococci isolated from livestock and farm attendants in Northern Ghana
B Egyir, E Dsani, C Owusu-Nyantakyi, GR Amuasi, FA Owusu, ...
2022 BMC microbiology 22 (1), 180, 2022 Agriculture 31
Microbial safety of beef along beef value chains in the Ashaiman Municipality of Ghana
VY Adjei, GI Mensah, A Parry-Hanson Kunadu, K Tano-Debrah, I Ayi, ...
2022 Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9, 813422, 2022 Health Sciences 30
Mycobactericidal effects of different regimens measured by molecular bacterial load assay among people treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Tanzania
PM Mbelele, EA Mpolya, E Sauli, B Mtafya, NE Ntinginya, KK Addo, ...
2021 Journal of clinical microbiology 59 (4), 10.1128/jcm. 02927-20, 2021 Health Sciences 29
Diagnosis of tuberculosis in Ghana: the role of laboratory training
KK Addo, D Yeboah-Manu, M Dan-Dzide, K Owusu-Darko, P Caulley, ...
2010 Ghana Medical Journal 44 (1), 2010 Health Sciences 29
Microbiological quality and antimicrobial resistance of Bacteria species recovered from ready-to-eat food, water samples, and palm swabs of food vendors in Accra, Ghana
H Dela, B Egyir, E Behene, H Sulemana, R Tagoe, R Bentil, RNA Bongo, ...
2023 International journal of food microbiology 396, 110195, 2023 Health Sciences 28
Safety of Retailed Poultry: Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli From Raw Chicken and Poultry Fecal Matter From Selected Farms and Retail Outlets …
GI Mensah, VY Adjei, EK Vicar, PS Atsu, DL Blavo, SAM Johnson, ...
2022 Microbiology Insights 15, 11786361221093278, 2022 Health Sciences 28
Bacteriological quality of bottled water sold on the Ghanaian market
KK Addo, GI Mensah, B Donkor, C Bonsu, ML Akyeh
2009 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 9 (6), 2009 Health Sciences 28
Whole-genome sequence profiling of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from livestock and farm attendants in Ghana
B Egyir, NF Hadjirin, S Gupta, F Owusu, B Agbodzi, T Adogla-Bessa, ...
2020 Journal of global antimicrobial resistance 22, 527-532, 2020 Agriculture 27
Management of diseases in a ruminant livestock production system: a participatory appraisal of the performance of veterinary services delivery, and utilization in Ghana
FS Nuvey, GI Mensah, J Zinsstag, J Hattendorf, G Fink, B Bonfoh, ...
2023 BMC Veterinary Research 19 (1), 237, 2023 Agriculture 26
Meta-narrative review of molecular methods for diagnosis and monitoring of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in adults
PM Mbelele, SY Mohamed, E Sauli, EA Mpolya, SG Mfinanga, KK Addo, ...
2018 International journal of mycobacteriology 7 (4), 299, 2018 Health Sciences 26
Improving the laboratory diagnosis of TB in Ghana: the impact of a quality assurance system
KK Addo, M Dan-Dzide, D Yeboah-Manu, K Owusu-Darko, P Caulley, ...
2006 International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 10 (7), 812-817, 2006 Health Sciences 25
Situation analysis of TB microscopy centres in Ghana
KK Addo, K Owusu-Darko, M Dan-Dzide, D Yeboah-Manu, A Ablordey, ...
2006 International journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 10 (8), 870-875, 2006 Health Sciences 25
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
Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility profile of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Accra, Ghana
ST Odonkor, MJ Newman, KK Addo
2012 Microbiology Research 3 (2), e20, 2012 Health Sciences 23
Bacteriological profile and physico-chemical quality of ground water: a case study of bore hole water sources in a rural Ghanaian community.
ST Odonkor, KK Addo
2013 Natural Sciences 22
Farm-related determinants of food insecurity among livestock dependent households in two agrarian districts with varying rainfall patterns in Ghana
FS Nuvey, PA Nortey, KK Addo, A Addo-Lartey, K Kreppel, ...
2022 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6, 743600, 2022 Agriculture 21
Coping with adversity: resilience dynamics of livestock farmers in two agroecological zones of Ghana
FS Nuvey, A Addo-Lartey, PA Nortey, KK Addo, B Bonfoh
2021 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (17), 9008, 2021 Health Sciences 18
Water handling and hygiene practices on the transmission of diarrhoeal diseases and soil transmitted helminthic infections in communities in rural Ghana.
HO Addo, KK Addo, BLB Bimi LangBong
2014 Health Sciences 18
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria, not Mycobacterium bovis, are a significant cause of TB-like lesions observed in slaughtered cattle in Ghana
TK Tingan, GI Mensah, EB Agyekum, IB Amanor, SO Addo, YI Ayamdoo, ...
2022 IJID regions 3, 8-14, 2022 Health Sciences 17
First nationwide survey of the prevalence of TB/HIV co-infection in Ghana
S Addo
2018 Journal of Tuberculosis Research, 2018 Health Sciences 17
A tuberculin skin test survey among Ghanaian school children
KK Addo, S van den Hof, GI Mensah, A Hesse, C Bonsu, KA Koram, ...
2010 BMC Public Health 10 (1), 35, 2010 Health Sciences 17
Brucella abortus antibodies in raw cow milk collected from Kraals within the Coastal Savannah Zone of Ghana
GI Mensah, K Addo, KG Aning, N Nartey, GK Nipah, HL Smits
2011 Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research 1 (8), 942-947, 2011 Health Sciences 16
Whole genome sequencing-based drug resistance predictions of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Tanzania
PM Mbelele, C Utpatel, E Sauli, EA Mpolya, BK Mutayoba, I Barilar, ...
2022 JAC-antimicrobial resistance 4 (2), dlac042, 2022 Health Sciences 15