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Prof Adwoa Asante-Poku

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

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Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Bacteriology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for medical Research Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY
TuberculosisSTIHost -pathogen interactionmolecular epidemiologyBovine tuberculosis
Publications

95

Citations

2,240

H-index

26

i10-index

42

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
23.6
Most cited paper
496
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:03
Publications

95 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Lytic bacteriophages as alternative to overcoming antibiotic-resistant biofilms formed by clinically significant bacteria
AH Osman, S Darkwah, FCN Kotey, A Asante-Poku, ES Donkor
2025 Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease 12, 20499361251356057, 2025 Health Sciences 7
Gut microbiome variation in pulmonary TB patients with diabetes or HIV comorbidities
PA Morgan, PK Parbie, DO Ntiamoah, AA Boadu, P Asare, INK Lamptey, ...
2023 Frontiers in Microbiomes 2, 1123064, 2023 Health Sciences 7
Scaling up tuberculosis case finding via private providers in Ghana: an impact evaluation using interrupted time series
KM Hayibor, E Kenu, GI Mensah, D Awalime, J Anaman, A Asante-Poku, ...
2025 Frontiers in Public Health 13, 1598269, 2025 Health Sciences 6
Surveillance for peri-elimination trachoma recrudescence: Exploratory studies in Ghana
L Senyonjo, J Addy, DL Martin, D Agyemang, D Yeboah-Manu, S Gwyn, ...
2021 PLoS neglected tropical diseases 15 (9), e0009744, 2021 Health Sciences 6
Buruli-RifDACC: evaluation of the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of high-dose versus standard-dose rifampicin on outcomes in Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, a protocol for a …
YA Amoako, A Agbanyo, J Novignon, L Owusu, J Tuffour, A Asante-Poku, ...
2023 NIHR open research 2, 59, 2023 Health Sciences 5
The Accra school health and environment study (ASHES): a study of the urban environment and child health and development in Accra
CL Lange, AS Alli, KA Kyeremateng, JF Holmes, J Nimo, N Dery, P Anku, ...
2026 Environmental Research Communications 8 (3), 035012, 2026 Health Sciences 4
Evaluation of a loop-mediated amplification test for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in Ghana
ID Otchere, T Afum, P Morgan, AB Musah, SY Aboagye, P Asare, ...
2022 The Francis Crick Institute, 2022 Health Sciences 4
Antimicrobial Resistance Levels of Non-Tuberculous Bacteria Isolates from Sputum of TB Patients in Ghana
PA Morgan, DO Ntiamoah, P Asare, IS Mintah, S Osei-Wusu, AA Boadu, ...
2024 Infection and Drug Resistance, 5663-5673, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on mother and child health–the case of Ghana
E Koka, E Narh, A Asante-Poku, DKA Adjei, D Sebbie, IM Siam, P Asare, ...
2024 BMC Public Health 24 (1), 2724, 2024 Health Sciences 3
Microbial safety of milk from small-scale dairy farms in Northern Ghana
A Asante-Poku, JAA Yamoah, P Ahiabor, B Christian, A Vida, S Salifu, ...
2025 AiM 15 (04), 163-80, 2025 Health Sciences 2
From research to health policy: The Noguchi story in the past, present and next 25 years
D Yeboah-Manu, JK Odoom, S Osei-Wusu, A Adoma-Boakye, ...
2023 Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 4, 1135354, 2023 Health Sciences 2
Bovine Tuberculosis in Ghana
D Yeboah-Manu, A Asante-Poku
2019 Tuberculosis in Animals: An African Perspective, 339-349, 2019 Health Sciences 2
Knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers to seeking treatment for tuberculosis and diabetes in Ghana: a survey on world tuberculosis day
A Asante-Poku, M Yeboah-Manu, S Osei-Wusu, P Asare, A Asare Boadu, ...
2026 Frontiers in Public Health 14, 1826484, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Patients with tuberculosis and diabetes show altered clinical and biochemical parameters during anti-TB treatment
AB Asare, P Asare, M Yeboah-Manu, S Osei-Wusu, ED Konadu, ...
2026 Scientific Reports 16 (1), 7266, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Persistent Hyperglycaemia and Transient Dysglycaemia in Tuberculosis: Evaluating the Bidirectional Interaction With Type‐2 Diabetes Mellitus and Clinical Outcomes
AA Boadu, P Asare, M Yeboah‐Manu, S Osei‐Wusu, ED Konadu, ...
2026 Tropical Medicine & International Health 31 (4), 523-531, 2026 Health Sciences 1
Barriers and facilitators of implementing public–private mix approaches for active tuberculosis case finding and health insurance access in at-risk populations in Ghana: a …
KM Hayibor, E Kenu, DA Bandoh, B Owusu-Arthur, MA Odikro, GI Mensah, ...
2025 Frontiers in Health Services 5, 1738753, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Ethnographic study of Buruli ulcer wound management practices in a traditional therapeutic setting in Ghana
EK Ocloo, D Okyere, EA Kyei, IM Siam, A Asante-Poku, R Akuffo, J Palmer, ...
2025 International Journal for Equity in Health 24 (1), 286, 2025 Health Sciences 1
Isolation and characterization of bacteria contaminants from doorhandles of a research institution and a teaching facility at a tertiary institution in Ghana
AH Osman, C Bonsu, S Osei-Wusu, ID OTCHERE, A ASANTE-POKU
2024 JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH Учредители: AkiNik Publications …, 2024 Health Sciences 1
Microbial Quality Assessment of Locally Produced Millet Drink “Lamugin” and Hibiscus sabdariffa Calyxes Extract Beverage “Sobolo” in Accra, Ghana
A Asante-Poku, S Sakyi, INK Darko, P Asare, S Osei-Wusu, C Bonsu, ...
2024 Advances in Microbiology 14 (10), 544-554, 2024 Health Sciences 1
PA-224 impact of diabetes mellitus on tuberculosis treatment outcome
D Yeboah-Manu, EK Danso, A Asare-Boadu, P Asare, IN Lamptey, ...
2023 BMJ Global Health 8 (Suppl 10), 2023 Health Sciences 1
Primary Isolation of Mycobacterium ulcerans
D Yeboah-Manu, A Asante-Poku, S Yaw Aboagye
2021 Mycobacterium ulcerans: methods and protocols, 17-28, 2021 Health Sciences 1
Phylogenomics ofMycobacterium africanumreveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history
M Coscolla, D Brites, F Menardo, C Loiseau, S Borrell, ID Otchere, ...
2020 Humanities 1
Evidence of exogenous and endogenous re-infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains among pulmonary TB patients with recurring TB episodes in Ghana; a call for …
P Asare, S Osei-Wusu, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, DA Prah, S Borrell, ...
2019 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 101, 173-173, 2019 Health Sciences 1
Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests different ecological niches
ID Otchere, M Coscollá, L Sánchez-Busó, A Asante-Poku, D Brites, ...
2017 bioRxiv, 202234, 2017 Natural Sciences 1
Coinfection of Malaria and Dengue Fever in Patients With Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Illnesses in Ghana: A Narrative Review
L Amissah, E Obodai, GA Appiah, EM Ayim, P Adjei, S Botchie, I Ayi, ...
2026 BioMed Research International 2026 (1), 7174587, 2026 Health Sciences 0