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Noah Obeng-Nkrumah

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteSCH. OF BIOMED & ALLIED HEALTH
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES
Medical MicrobiologyMedicineBiomedical Sciences
Publications

65

Citations

2,059

H-index

25

i10-index

39

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
31.7
Most cited paper
183
First publication year
2009
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:31
Publications

65 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
High levels of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in a major teaching hospital in Ghana: the need for regular monitoring and evaluation of antibiotic resistance
N Obeng-Nkrumah, K Twum-Danso, KA Krogfelt, MJ Newman
2013 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 89 (5), 960, 2013 Health Sciences 183
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
Antibiotic use in a tertiary healthcare facility in Ghana: a point prevalence survey
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, ET Nartey, S Bjerrum, NA Adu-Aryee, ...
2018 Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 7 (1), 15, 2018 Health Sciences 123
Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions concerning antibiotic resistance: a survey in a Ghanaian tertiary care hospital
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, S Bjerrum, NAA Aryee, YA Ofori-Adjei, ...
2018 BMC health services research 18 (1), 126, 2018 Health Sciences 123
Antibiotic prescribing patterns in Ghana, Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania hospitals: results from the global point prevalence survey (G-PPS) on antimicrobial use and stewardship …
N D’Arcy, D Ashiru-Oredope, O Olaoye, D Afriyie, Z Akello, D Ankrah, ...
2021 Antibiotics 10 (9), 1122, 2021 Health Sciences 114
Neonatal bloodstream infections in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital: Are the current antibiotic recommendations adequate?
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, S Bjerrum, C Enweronu-Laryea, ...
2016 BMC infectious diseases 16 (1), 598, 2016 Health Sciences 110
Trends in paediatric and adult bloodstream infections at a Ghanaian referral hospital: a retrospective study
N Obeng-Nkrumah, AK Labi, NO Addison, JEM Labi, G Awuah-Mensah
2016 Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials 15 (1), 49, 2016 Health Sciences 80
Community acquired urinary tract infections among adults in Accra, Ghana
ES Donkor, PZ Horlortu, NTKD Dayie, N Obeng-Nkrumah, AK Labi
2019 Infection and Drug Resistance, 2059-2067, 2019 Health Sciences 74
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
Genetic characterization of TEM-type ESBL-associated antibacterial resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in a tertiary hospital in Ghana
D Oduro-Mensah, N Obeng-Nkrumah, EY Bonney, E Oduro-Mensah, ...
2016 Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 15 (1), 29, 2016 Health Sciences 71
Bloodstream infections in patients with malignancies: implications for antibiotic treatment in a Ghanaian tertiary setting
N Obeng-Nkrumah, AK Labi, ME Acquah, ES Donkor
2015 BMC research notes 8 (1), 742, 2015 Health Sciences 70
Salmonella blood stream infections in a tertiary care setting in Ghana
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, NO Addison, ES Donkor
2014 BMC infectious diseases 14 (1), 3857, 2014 Health Sciences 70
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
Antimicrobial use in hospitalized patients: a multicentre point prevalence survey across seven hospitals in Ghana
AK Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, NTKD Dayie, B Egyir, E Sampane-Donkor, ...
2021 JAC-antimicrobial resistance 3 (3), dlab087, 2021 Health Sciences 51
Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacterales bloodstream infections at eight sub-Saharan African hospitals (MBIRA): a prospective …
AM Aiken, AM Rehman, MEA de Kraker, L Madrid, M Kebede, AK Labi, ...
2023 The Lancet Infectious Diseases 23 (11), 1280-1290, 2023 Health Sciences 47
Household cockroaches carry CTX-M-15-, OXA-48-and NDM-1-producing enterobacteria, and share beta-lactam resistance determinants with humans
N Obeng-Nkrumah, AK Labi, H Blankson, G Awuah-Mensah, ...
2019 BMC microbiology 19 (1), 272, 2019 Health Sciences 47
Escherichia coli bacteriuria in pregnant women in Ghana: antibiotic resistance patterns and virulence factors
AO Forson, WB Tsidi, D Nana-Adjei, MN Quarchie, N Obeng-Nkrumah
2018 BMC research notes 11 (1), 901, 2018 Health Sciences 47
Trichomonas vaginalis infection and the diagnostic significance of detection tests among Ghanaian outpatients
RH Asmah, RO Agyeman, N Obeng-Nkrumah, H Blankson, ...
2018 BMC women's health 18 (1), 206, 2018 Health Sciences 46
Malaria, helminths and malnutrition: a cross-sectional survey of school children in the South-Tongu district of Ghana
PF Ayeh-Kumi, K Addo-Osafo, SK Attah, PB Tetteh-Quarcoo, ...
2016 BMC research notes 9 (1), 242, 2016 Health Sciences 44
Occurrence of carbapenemases, extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and AmpCs among beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria from clinical sources in Accra, Ghana
FA Owusu, N Obeng-Nkrumah, E Gyinae, S Kodom, R Tagoe, BKA Tabi, ...
2023 Antibiotics 12 (6), 1016, 2023 Health Sciences 39
COVID-19 pandemic and antimicrobial resistance: another call to strengthen laboratory diagnostic capacity in Africa
B Egyir, N Obeng-Nkrumah, GB Kyei
2020 African journal of laboratory medicine 9 (1), 1-4, 2020 Health Sciences 36
Hand hygiene practices and perceptions among healthcare workers in Ghana: A WASH intervention study
A Labi, N Obeng-Nkrumah, BD Nuertey, S Issahaku, NF Ndiaye, P Baffoe, ...
2019 The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 13 (12), 1076-1085, 2019 Health Sciences 32
Effect of Effect of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites on haematological parameters in Ghanaian children
DS Squire, RH Asmah, CA Brown, DN Adjei, N Obeng-Nkrumah, ...
2016 Journal of parasitic diseases 40 (2), 303-311, 2016 Health Sciences 29
High level of colonization with third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales in African community settings, Ghana
N Obeng-Nkrumah, DS Hansen, G Awuah-Mensah, NK Blankson, ...
2023 Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 106 (1), 115918, 2023 Health Sciences 28
Trichomoniasis and associated co-infections of the genital tract among pregnant women presenting at two hospitals in Ghana
RH Asmah, HNA Blankson, KA Seanefu, N Obeng-Nkrumah, ...
2017 BMC Women's Health 17 (1), 130, 2017 Health Sciences 27