Isaac Darko Otchere (PhD) profile image

Isaac Darko Otchere (PhD)

SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

Google Scholar
Verified email at noguchi.ug.edu.gh Senior Research Fellow, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
School / InstituteNOGUCHI MEM. INST. FOR MED.RES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BACTERIOLOGY
BiochemistryPathogen GenomicsBioinformaticsDrug DiscoveryPathogen Biology
Publications

76

Citations

1,513

H-index

22

i10-index

37

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
19.9
Most cited paper
225
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
13 Sep 2026, 23:59
Publications

76 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
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
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
Secondary bacterial infection in Buruli ulcer
GS Kpeli
2017 Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät der Universität Basel, 2017 Natural Sciences 1
Dynamics of Antibody Responses to COVID-19 Vaccination in Senegalese Adults: A Multicentre Longitudinal Study
FBN Makoutchouang, N Debsikréo, NKN Kouadio, ID Otchere, ND Diouf, ...
2026 Natural Sciences 0
Shotgun metagenomic profiling of bacterial microbiomes, metagenome-assembled genomes and antimicrobial resistance in respiratory and blood samples from Gambian children with …
D Khan, JL Espinoza, PE Tientcheu, ID Otchere, NI Mohammed, ...
2026 Research Square, rs. 3. rs-8724320, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
Strengthening TB Awareness Through Community Engagement: Insights from Five Years of Outreach Activities in Ghana
P Asare, AA Boadu, INK Lamptey, N Arthur, E Danso, AD Dzadey, ...
2026 Wellcome Open Research 11, 505, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
Tuberculosis-and Diabetes Mellitus-Associated Knowledge, Stigma, and Health-Seeking Behaviour in Ghana
EK Ocloo, A Asante-Poku, IM Siam, NA Laryea, EF Gyekye, EA Kyei, ...
2026 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 23 (8), 1050, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Defying barriers to fight tuberculosis in West Africa: a model of equitable partnerships within a research capacity-strengthening network in the subregion
ID Otchere, VF Edem, T Togun, D Yeboah-Manu, M Antonio, ...
2025 Frontiers in public health 13, 1590282, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus among students and pregnant women in Chad
N Debsikréo, N Leye, G Lo, M Dehainsala, O Debsikréo, NA Diaw, D Ba, ...
2025 BMC Infectious Diseases 25 (1), 863, 2025 Natural Sciences 0
Potential Benefits of Soymilk-Burkina (Agbenu) Consumption on Gut Health of Women of Reproductive Age
ID Otchere, E Kyereh, EJ Blessie, I Agbemafle, K Agyenkwa-Mawuli, ...
2025 Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, 145-158, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Prevalence and molecular characterization of hepatitis delta virus infection among hepatitis B virus surface antigen positive students and pregnant women in N'djamena, Chad
N Debsikréo, M Dehainsala, O Debsikréo, N Leye, G Lo, A Dia, ...
2025 IJID regions 14, 100560, 2025 Health Sciences 0
Control of Zoonotic TB: The Need for Multidisciplinary One Health Framework
A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, P Asare, S Osei-Wusu, E Koka, ...
2023 Zoonoses: Infections Affecting Humans and Animals, 1379-1391, 2023 Health Sciences 0
The Relevance of Genomic Epidemiology for Control of Tuberculosis in West Africa. Front
P Asare, A Asante-Poku, S Osei-Wusu, ID Otchere, D Yeboah-Manu
2022 Application of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in Infection Prevention 9 …, 2022 Health Sciences 0
Human SLC11A1 gene polymorphism has the propensity to confer susceptibility to M. africanum TB disease in Ghana
A Asante-Poku, P Morgan, SY Aboagye, P Asare, ID Otchere, SM Adadey, ...
2020 Preprints, 2020 Health Sciences 0
Phylogenetic population structure and drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in the Volta Region of Ghana
S Ameke, P Asare, SY Aboagye, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, ...
2020 bioRxiv, 2020.08. 27.269662, 2020 Health Sciences 0
Comparative Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex Strains From Ghana
ID Otchere
2017 University of Ghana, 2017 Health Sciences 0
Drug Resistance and Genetic Profile of Bacterial Species Associated with Buruli Ulcer Wound Infections in Two Districts of Ghana
G Pluschke
2017 BMJ Global Health, 2017 Health Sciences 0
Reduced transmission ofMycobacterium africanumcompared toM. tuberculosisin urban West Africa
P Asare, A Asante-Poku, DA Prah, S Borrell, S Osei-Wusu, ID Otchere, ...
2017 Social Sciences 0
plant extracts, Journal of Ethnopharmacology
JM Nguta, R Appiah-Opong, AK Nyarko, D Yeboah-Manu, PGA Addo, ...
2016 Natural Sciences 0
Influence of TB lineage on drug resistance and HIV comorbidity in Ghana
A Wiredu, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, HA Ganiyu, E Sarpong, A Baidoo, ...
2015 TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 20, 64-64, 2015 Health Sciences 0
Mycobacterium africanum Is Associated with Patient Ethnicity in
A Asante-Poku, D Yeboah-Manu, ID Otchere, SY Aboagye, D Stucki
2015 Health Sciences 0
Possible nosocomial transmission as a cause of secondary infection and healing delay of Buruli ulcer wounds
GS Kpeli, E Owusu-Mireku, A Lamelas, D Otchere, SY Aboagye, ...
2015 TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 20, 68-68, 2015 Health Sciences 0
Spatio-temporal distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains from Ghana
D Yeboah-Manu, A Asante-Poku, ID Otchere, S Osei-Wusu, E Sarpong, ...
2015 TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 20, 23-23, 2015 Health Sciences 0