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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
Prevalence of tuberculosis infection in a cohort of cattle that enters the food chain in Accra, Ghana using Bovigam
KK Addo, VY Adjei, GI Mensah, D Jackson-Sillah
2016 Mycobact Dis 6, 229, 2016 Health Sciences 7
Genetic diversity and drug resistance profiles of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from patients with extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ghana and their associated host …
SO Addo, GI Mensah, L Mosi, AOD Abrahams, KK Addo
2022 IJID regions 4, 75-84, 2022 Health Sciences 6
Use of a molecular bacterial load assay to distinguish between active TB and post-TB lung disease
PM Mbelele, W Sabiiti, SK Heysell, E Sauli, EA Mpolya, S Mfinanga, ...
2022 The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 26 (3), 276, 2022 Health Sciences 6
Optimising the use of molecular tools for the diagnosis of yaws
M Munson, B Creswell, K Kondobala, B Ganiwu, RD Lomotey, P Oppong, ...
2019 Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 113 (12 …, 2019 Health Sciences 5
The role of gamma irradiation and storage at 28 ± 2 °C on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium in …
BT Odai, K Tano-Debrah, KK Addo, FK Saalia, ML Akyeh, ...
2019 International Journal of Food Contamination 6 (1), 7, 2019 Health Sciences 5
First susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Ghana
T Kato, KK Addo, N Nartey, AK Nyarko, FA Bonsu, S Mitarai
2014 Tropical Medicine and Health 42 (1), 53-55, 2014 Health Sciences 5
Prevalence and macrolide resistance of Mycoplasma genitalium from patients seeking sexual health care in Southern Ghana
H Dela, E Behene, K Ocansey, JN Yanney, K Kwasi Addo, HV Miranda, ...
2024 BMC Infectious Diseases 24 (1), 981, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Using 16s rRNA sequencing to characterize the microbiome of tropical cutaneous ulcer disease: insights into the microbial landscape and implications for diagnosis and treatment
BL Handley, O Sokana, KK Addo, J Wagner, M Fookes, E Harding-Esch, ...
2024 Microbial genomics 10 (5), 001234, 2024 Health Sciences 4
Antimicrobial use of patients with sexually transmitted infection symptoms prior to presentation at five health facilities in Southern Ghana
N Attram, H Dela, E Behene, NNA Kyei, K Ocansey, JN Yanney, ...
2023 Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 12 (1), 146, 2023 Health Sciences 4
Tuberculosis suspicion in Chadian Health Centers: evaluation of the management system and zoonotic aspect of the disease
RBN Ngandolo, L Didi, DD Colette, T Sylvain, AK Kwasi, KR Ruben, ...
2021 PAMJ-One Health 5 (6), 2021 Health Sciences 4
Cross-seasonal analysis of bacteriological profile of water sources as a disease risk measure.
ST Odonkor, KK Addo
2018 African Journal of Clinical & Experimental Microbiology 19 (2), 149, 2018 Health Sciences 4
Performance of eight serum cytokine/chemokine biomarkers in discriminating between active and latent tuberculosis infection in Ghana
GI Mensah, JA Amponsah, NB Alahaman, I Anim-Baidoo, JKA Tetteh, ...
2025 Frontiers in Immunology 16, 1600712, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future
EK Vicar, SV Simpson, GI Mensah, KK Addo, ES Donkor
2025 Diseases 13 (1), 14, 2025 Health Sciences 3
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: Awareness survey of front-desk healthcare workers in Northern Tanzania
T Maya, E Komba, G Mensah, N Mnyambwa, B Doulla, S Mfinanga, ...
2023 PLOS Global Public Health 3 (1), e0000741, 2023 Health Sciences 3
First nationwide survey on the resistance to first line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Ghana
KK Addo, R Owusu, C Bonsu, K Owusu-Darko, SO Addo, GI Mensah, ...
2018 Journal of Tuberculosis Research 6 (01), 68-80, 2018 Health Sciences 3
Diagnostic competence and health worker knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis management in a rural Ghanaian district
C Gbeze, AB Karikari, SA Asirifi, NB Alahaman, SC Yaw Appiah, ...
2025 medRxiv, 2025.10. 13.25337868, 2025 Health Sciences 2
Immunological and Haematological Relevance of Helminths and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Coinfection among Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary …
DA Djibougou, GI Mensah, A Kaboré, I Toé, LT Sawadogo, PF Lompo, ...
2024 Biomedicines 12 (7), 1472, 2024 Health Sciences 2
Intestinal Protozoa, Helminth Infection, and Associated Factors among Tuberculosis Patients and Nontuberculosis Persons in Bobo-Dioulasso City, Burkina Faso
DA Djibougou, GI Mensah, M Cissé, T Inoussa, LT Sawadogo, A Combary, ...
2024 The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 111 (6), 1265, 2024 Health Sciences 2
Molecular characterization of water-borne multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli
ST Odonkor, KK Addo, AM Sallar
2021 African Journal of Microbiology Research 15 (4), 203-208, 2021 Health Sciences 2
Detection of Mycobacteria species and anti-tuberculosis medicine susceptibility profile among adult, presumptive multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: Preliminary results
PM Mbelele, EA Mpolya, E Sauli, SG Mfinanga, KK Addo, SG Mpagama
2019 Open Res Africa 2 (138), 138, 2019 Health Sciences 2
Population-based tuberculosis disease prevalence survey in Ghana: the role and lessons learnt from the laboratory
KK Addo, SO Addo, C Bonsu, E Mensah, S Edusei, P Dedzo, MA Omari, ...
2019 J Tuberc Res 7 (2), 95-108, 2019 Health Sciences 2
The role of gamma irradiation and storage at 28 [+ or-] 2 [degrees] C on the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica serotype …
BT Odai, K Tano-Debrah, KK Addo, FK Saalia, ML Akyeh, ...
2019 International Journal of food Contamination 6 (1), 2019 Health Sciences 2
Disclosure of HIV status to partners: A qualitative enquiry among adults diagnosed with HIV receiving care in a resourced-constrained hospital in rural Ghana
DA Dziedzorm, KD Konlan, KK Addo
2026 International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 100990, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Early warning signs, effects, risk factors, and diagnostic indicators of Toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in Africa: A scoping review
CJ Tangus, N Maingi, JC Nganga, DK Njuguna, K Njaanake, BE Lokonon, ...
2026 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 11 (4), 104, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Abortive Zoonoses in Benin: Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions Gap Among Front-Line Small-Ruminant Production Stakeholders
ARN Zoclanclounon, CM Adoligbe, BE Lokonon, GI Mensah, BO Emikpe, ...
2025 Animals 15 (23), 3405, 2025 Health Sciences 1