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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
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards yaws in endemic areas of Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire
CG Beiras, AT Kouadio, BL Handley, D Arhinful, S Tchatchouang, ...
2024 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 18 (6), e0012224, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Non tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates from beef cattle show hetero-resistance to macrolide and aminoglycoside drugs
GI Mensah, TK Tingan, S Ofori-Addo, EB Agyekum, IB Amanor, ...
2022 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 116, S9, 2022 Health Sciences 1
Deploying a novel tuberculosis molecular bacterial load assay to assess the elimination rate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with multidrug-resistant …
PM Mbelele, EA Mpolya, E Sauli, B Mtafya, NE Ntinginya, KK Addo, ...
2020 bioRxiv, 2020.09. 02.280511, 2020 Health Sciences 1
Radiation sensitivity of water-borne multi drug resistant Escherichia coli.
ST Odonkor, KK Addo
2018 African Journal of Clinical & Experimental Microbiology 19 (3), 195, 2018 Health Sciences 1
Biomarkers for TB treatment response and cure
G Mensah
2014 lmu, 2014 Health Sciences 1
Radiation sensitivity and molecular characterization of water-borne multidrug resistant escherichia coli
ST Odonkor
2014 PQDT-Global, 2014 Natural Sciences 1
The experimental immunization of cattle against tuberculosis by liposomized BCG vaccine.
KK Addo, B Kapitančik, S Velebný, G Hrčková, J Mattová, P Dubinský
1998 Health Sciences 1
Early Warning Signs, Effects, Risk Factors, and Diagnostic Indicators of Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review
CJ Tangus, N Maingi, JC Nganga, DK Njuguna, K Njaanake, BE Lokonon, ...
2026 Preprints, 2026 Health Sciences 0
External quality assessment for yaws elimination in low-and middle-income countries using plasmid-based proficiency test items
C Mueller, S Tchatchouang, LA Basing, S Ngazoa-Kakou, KA Hugues, ...
2026 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20 (3), e0013772, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Risk factors associated with leprosy in Bongo District, Ghana: a mixed methods study
IA Adabre, MP Kwabla, SCY Appiah, GI Mensah, P Amuna, KK Addo, ...
2026 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 7, 1922763, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and its Association with Sociodemographic Factors, Awareness and Exposure Practices Among Pregnant Women Attending …
CJ Tangus, BE Lokonon, N Maingi, JC Nganga, DK Njuguna, K Njaanake, ...
2026 Preprints, 2026 Health Sciences 0
EXPLOITING THE HUMAN AND ANIMAL HOST INTERACTION WITH TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE FOR RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST DEVELOPMENT
JA Amponsah, GI Mensah, B Amoani, I Ayi, KK Addo, KA Kusi, D Haydon, ...
2025 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 112 (6), 2025 Health Sciences 0
Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana
SV Simpson, H Arima, E Behene, SS Nundu, J Hammond, R Atta-Owusu, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 1763, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Prevalence and serotype diversity of non-typhoidal Salmonella in foods and animal feces: a cross-sectional study in Greater Accra, Ghana
VY Adjei, GI Mensah, TY Annang, BT Odai, KK Addo, B Bonfoh
2025 Exploration of Foods and Foodomics 3, 1010105, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Selected Prisons in Ghana: A Baseline Study Using the CapiliaTM TB-Neo Assay
AJH Gyamfi, O.K., Galyuon, I. K. A., Kyei, F. K., Otwe, E. P., Asante, D ...
2025 International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR) 7 (4), 1-15, 2025 Health Sciences 0
A Multi-Country, Diagnostic Accuracy Evaluation of a Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Test for Yaws
B Handley, C González-Beiras, S Tchatchouang, KA Hugues, LA Basing, ...
2024 Health Sciences 0
An integrated active case search for skin-NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana
S Tchatchouang, LA Basing, H Kouadio-Aboh, BL Handley, C G-Beiras, ...
2023 medRxiv, 2023.11. 16.23298508, 2023 Health Sciences 0
Effectiveness of Veterinary Service Interventions in Improving the Wellbeing of Livestock-dependent Populations in Ghana
FSK Nuvey
2023 Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Basel, 2023 Agriculture 0
Brief Study about an Atypical Pneumonia
KK Addo
2022 Mycobacterial Diseases 12 (1), 1, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Hansen's Disease Epidemiology and Its Metrics: Leprosy
KK Addo
2022 Mycobacterial Diseases 12 (1), 1-2, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Protocol: LAMP4yaws: Treponema pallidum, Haemophilus ducreyi loop mediated isothermal amplification− protocol for a cross-sectional, observational, diagnostic accuracy study
BL Handley, C González-Beiras, S Tchatchouang, LA Basing, KA Hugues, ...
2022 BMJ Open 12 (3), 2022 Health Sciences 0
What Tool for Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Developing Country with Tuberculosis High Burden: Interferon Gamma Release Assays versus Tuberculin Skin Test in …
DA Djibougou, GI Mensah, T Kientega, LT Sawadogo, H Hien, CZ Meda, ...
2022 Health Sciences 0
Antimicrobial Resistance Of Foodborne Pathogens In Stool Of Diarrhoea Patients In Two Selected Health Facilities And Food From Vendors In Selected Communities In Ghana
H Dela
2021 Health Sciences 0
Identification of Serum Cytokine Biomarkers Associated with Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Immuno 2021, 1, 400–409
GI Mensah, AN Boakye, A Basingnaa, E Owusu, S Antwi-Baffour, MF Ofori, ...
2021 s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published …, 2021 Health Sciences 0
TB or not TB?: Definitive determination of species within the M. tuberculosis complex in unprocessed sputum from adults with presumed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
PM Mbelele, E Sauli, EA Mpolya, SY Mohamed, KK Addo, SG Mfinanga, ...
2021 Tropical Medicine & International Health: TM & IH, 2021 Health Sciences 0