Isaac Darko Otchere (PhD)
SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY
BiochemistryPathogen GenomicsBioinformaticsDrug DiscoveryPathogen Biology
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| Publication | Year | Journal | Thematic area | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history M Coscolla, S Gagneux, F Menardo, C Loiseau, P Ruiz-Rodriguez, ... |
2021 | Microbial genomics 7 (2), 000477, 2021 | Humanities | 225 |
| Antimycobacterial and cytotoxic activity of selected medicinal plant extracts JM Nguta, R Appiah-Opong, AK Nyarko, D Yeboah-Manu, PGA Addo, ... |
2016 | Journal of ethnopharmacology 182, 10-15, 2016 | Natural Sciences | 126 |
| Mycobacterium africanum Is Associated with Patient Ethnicity in Ghana A Asante-Poku, D Yeboah-Manu, ID Otchere, SY Aboagye, D Stucki, ... |
2015 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 9 (1), e3370, 2015 | Health Sciences | 100 |
| Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains in Ghana D Yeboah-Manu, P Asare, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, ... |
2016 | PloS one 11 (8), e0161892, 2016 | Health Sciences | 63 |
| Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease: a systematic review SA Sakyi, SY Aboagye, I Darko Otchere, D Yeboah-Manu |
2016 | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology 2016 (1 …, 2016 | Health Sciences | 62 |
| Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum in Ghana A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, E Sarpong, A Baddoo, ... |
2016 | BMC infectious diseases 16 (1), 385, 2016 | Natural Sciences | 58 |
| Comparative genomics of Mycobacterium africanum Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 from Ghana suggests distinct ecological niches ID Otchere, M Coscollá, L Sánchez-Busó, A Asante-Poku, D Brites, ... |
2018 | Scientific reports 8 (1), 11269, 2018 | Natural Sciences | 57 |
| Detection and characterization of drug-resistant conferring genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains: a prospective study in two distant regions of Ghana ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu, A Baddoo, E Sarpong, ... |
2016 | Tuberculosis 99, 147-154, 2016 | Health Sciences | 54 |
| 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 |
| 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 SARS-CoV-2 reveals local viral evolution in Ghana JM Ngoi, PK Quashie, CM Morang'a, JHK Bonney, DSY Amuzu, ... |
2021 | Experimental Biology and Medicine 246 (8), 960-970, 2021 | 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 | Natural 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 |
| 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 |
| Seasonal Pattern of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the Causative Agent of Buruli Ulcer, in the Environment in Ghana: Aboagye S. Y. et al. SY Aboagye, KA Ampah, A Ross, P Asare, ID Otchere, J Fyfe, ... |
2017 | Microbial ecology 74 (2), 350-361, 2017 | Natural Sciences | 29 |
| RNA aptamer that specifically binds to mycolactone and serves as a diagnostic tool for diagnosis of Buruli ulcer SA Sakyi, SY Aboagye, ID Otchere, AM Liao, TG Caltagirone, ... |
2016 | PLoS neglected tropical diseases 10 (10), e0004950, 2016 | Natural Sciences | 27 |
| Opinion review of drug resistant tuberculosis in West Africa: Tackling the challenges for effective control ID Otchere, A Asante-Poku, KF AKPADJA, AB Diallo, A Sanou, P Asare, ... |
2024 | Frontiers in Public Health 12, 1374703, 2024 | Health Sciences | 24 |
| Low sensitivity of the MPT64 identification test to detect lineage 5 of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex CND Sanoussi, BC De Jong, M Odoun, K Arekpa, M Ali Ligali, O Bodi, ... |
2018 | Journal of medical microbiology 67 (12), 1718-1727, 2018 | Health Sciences | 24 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineage 5 exhibits high levels of within-lineage genomic diversity and differing gene content compared to the type strain H37Rv CND Sanoussi, M Coscolla, B Ofori-Anyinam, ID Otchere, M Antonio, ... |
2021 | Microbial genomics 7 (7), 000437, 2021 | Health Sciences | 22 |
| Drug discovery research in Ghana, challenges, current efforts, and the way forward RK Amewu, P Amoateng, PK Arthur, P Asare, I Asiamah, D Boamah, ... |
2022 | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 16 (9), e0010645, 2022 | Natural Sciences | 20 |
| Environmental and behavioral drivers of Buruli ulcer disease in selected communities along the Densu River basin of Ghana: a case-control study SY Aboagye, P Asare, ID Otchere, E Koka, GE Mensah, D Yirenya-Tawiah, ... |
2017 | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 96 (5), 1076, 2017 | Health Sciences | 19 |