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Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

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Verified email at Noguchi.ug.edu.gh Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana ORCID 0000-0002-1663-6287 Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
BacteriologyTuberculosisBuruli ulcer
Publications

283

Citations

10,921

H-index

50

i10-index

133

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
38.6
Most cited paper
1,475
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:01
Publications

283 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Local adaptation in populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic to the Indian Ocean Rim
F Menardo, LK Rutaihwa, M Zwyer, S Borrell, I Comas, EC Conceição, ...
2021 F1000Research 10, 60, 2021 Health Sciences 50
Cultural understanding of wounds, Buruli ulcers and their management at the Obom sub-district of the Ga south municipality of the Greater Accra region of Ghana
E Koka, D Yeboah-Manu, D Okyere, PB Adongo, CK Ahorlu
2016 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (7), e0004825, 2016 Social Sciences 48
Improving treatment outcomes for MDR-TB—novel host-directed therapies and personalised medicine of the future
M Rao, G Ippolito, S Mfinanga, F Ntoumi, D Yeboah-Manu, C Vilaplana, ...
2019 International journal of infectious diseases 80, S62-S67, 2019 Health Sciences 47
Sero-Epidemiology as a Tool to Screen Populations for Exposure to Mycobacterium ulcerans
D Yeboah-Manu, K Röltgen, W Opare, K Asan-Ampah, K Quenin-Fosu, ...
2012 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 6 (1), e1460, 2012 Health Sciences 47
Reduced transmission of Mycobacterium africanum compared to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in urban West Africa
P Asare, A Asante-Poku, DA Prah, S Borrell, S Osei-Wusu, ID Otchere, ...
2018 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 73, 30-42, 2018 Health Sciences 46
Combining PCR with microscopy to reduce costs of laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer
D Yeboah-Manu, A Asante-Poku, K Asan-Ampah, EDE Ampadu, ...
2011 The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 85 (5), 900, 2011 Health Sciences 43
Evaluation of Genotype MTBDRplus for rapid detection of drug resistant tuberculosis in Ghana
A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, E Danso, DD Mensah, F Bonsu, S Gagneux, ...
2015 The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease: the official …, 2015 Health Sciences 42
Genomic analysis of ST88 community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana
G Kpeli, AH Buultjens, S Giulieri, E Owusu-Mireku, SY Aboagye, ...
2017 PeerJ 5, e3047, 2017 Health Sciences 41
Late Onset of the Serological Response against the 18 kDa Small Heat Shock Protein of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Children
K Röltgen, MW Bratschi, A Ross, SY Aboagye, KA Ampah, M Bolz, ...
2014 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 8 (5), e2904, 2014 Health Sciences 41
World TB Day 2022: Revamping and reshaping global TB control programs by advancing lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic
E Petersen, S Al-Abri, J Chakaya, D Goletti, L Parolina, C Wejse, ...
2022 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 124, S1-S3, 2022 Health Sciences 40
The Biology and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum
D Yeboah-Manu, BC de Jong, F Gehre
2017 Strain Variation in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex: Its Role in …, 2017 Health Sciences 40
Burden and historical trend of Buruli ulcer prevalence in selected communities along the Offin River of Ghana
KA Ampah, P Asare, DDG Binnah, S Maccaulley, W Opare, K Röltgen, ...
2016 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (4), e0004603, 2016 Health Sciences 38
TB-diabetes co-morbidity in Ghana: The importance of Mycobacterium africanum infection
A Asante-Poku, P Asare, NA Baddoo, A Forson, P Klevor, ID Otchere, ...
2019 PloS one 14 (2), e0211822, 2019 Health Sciences 37
Isolation and characterization of nontuberculous mycobacteria from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Ghana
ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu, SY Aboagye, D Yeboah-Manu
2017 International journal of mycobacteriology 6 (1), 70, 2017 Health Sciences 36
Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria from the environment of Ghanian communities where Buruli ulcer is endemic
SY Aboagye, E Danso, KA Ampah, Z Nakobu, P Asare, ID Otchere, ...
2016 Applied and environmental microbiology 82 (14), 4320-4329, 2016 Health Sciences 36
Molecular epidemiology and whole genome sequencing analysis of clinical Mycobacterium bovis from Ghana
ID Otchere, AJ van Tonder, A Asante-Poku, L Sánchez-Busó, M Coscollá, ...
2019 PloS one 14 (3), e0209395, 2019 Health Sciences 35
Laboratory confirmation of Buruli ulcer cases in Ghana, 2008-2016
D Yeboah-Manu, SY Aboagye, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, K Ampah, ...
2018 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 12 (6), e0006560, 2018 Health Sciences 34
Assessing and managing wounds of Buruli ulcer patients at the primary and secondary health care levels in Ghana
NO Addison, S Pfau, E Koka, SY Aboagye, G Kpeli, G Pluschke, ...
2017 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 11 (2), e0005331, 2017 Health Sciences 34
Possible healthcare-associated transmission as a cause of secondary infection and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from two wound treatment centres in Ghana
G Kpeli, ID Otchere, A Lamelas, A Buultjens, D Bulach, SL Baines, ...
2016 New microbes and new infections 13, 92-101, 2016 Social Sciences 34
A molecular and epidemiological study of Vibrio cholerae isolates from cholera outbreaks in southern Ghana
EK Danso, P Asare, ID Otchere, LM Akyeh, A Asante-Poku, SY Aboagye, ...
2020 Plos one 15 (7), e0236016, 2020 Natural Sciences 33
Whole genome sequencing and spatial analysis identifies recent tuberculosis transmission hotspots in Ghana
P Asare, ID Otchere, E Bedeley, D Brites, C Loiseau, NA Baddoo, ...
2020 Frontiers in medicine 7, 161, 2020 Health Sciences 33
Susceptibility to Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli ulcer) Is Associated with IFNG and iNOS Gene Polymorphisms
S Bibert, MW Bratschi, SY Aboagye, E Collinet, N Scherr, D Yeboah-Manu, ...
2017 Frontiers in microbiology 8, 1903, 2017 Health Sciences 33
Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans from swab and fine-needle-aspiration specimens
D Yeboah-Manu, E Danso, K Ampah, A Asante-Poku, Z Nakobu, ...
2011 Journal of clinical microbiology 49 (5), 1997-1999, 2011 Health Sciences 33
Breaking dependency: strengthening the global tuberculosis response in the face of USAID cuts
A Zumla, S Sahu, D Yeboah-Manu, D Goletti, PS Nyasulu, S Mfinanga, ...
2025 The Lancet 405 (10483), 958-961, 2025 Health Sciences 32
Taking forward the world TB day 2016 theme ‘unite to end tuberculosis’ for the WHO Africa region
F Ntoumi, P Kaleebu, E Macete, S Mfinanga, J Chakaya, D Yeboah-Manu, ...
2016 International Journal of Infectious Diseases 46, 34-37, 2016 Health Sciences 31