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Charles Addoquaye Brown

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Articles 7
Citations 45
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Related Specialties
General Medicine
Biology
Top 10 Co-Authors
William Kwabena Ampofo
Alexander Martin-Odoom
Andrew Anthony Adjei
George Armah
Betty Bandoh
Eric Sampane-Donkor
Michael David Wilson
Elena Delgado
Nicholas Israel Nii-Trebi
Julia Blum
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Pan Afr Med J
BMC Infect Dis
ScientificWorldJournal
PLoS One
Virol J
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Recent Articles
1.
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding malaria prevention and control in communities in the Eastern Region, Ghana, 2020
Lopez A, Brown C
PLoS One . 2023 Aug; 18(8):e0290822. PMID: 37647322
Background: In sub-Saharan Africa countries including Ghana, the malaria burden remains unacceptably high and still a serious health challenge. Evaluating a community's level of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding...
2.
First report of infection in a paediatric population in Accra, Ghana
Brown C, Abban D, Pappoe-Ashong P, Martin-Odoom A
Pan Afr Med J . 2022 Apr; 41:95. PMID: 35465371
Introduction: Kingella kingae is recognized as a frequent source of childhood bacteremia and the commonest agent of skeletal system infections in children 6 months - 4 years old. Several factors,...
3.
Core encoding sequences of Hepatitis C virus in Ghanaian blood donors are predominantly mosaics of different genotype 2 strains and cannot distinguish subtypes
Nii-Trebi N, Brown C, Osei Y, Ampofo W, Nyarko A
BMC Infect Dis . 2019 Jun; 19(1):533. PMID: 31208352
Background: Distribution of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes varies significantly worldwide. Genomic diversity between genotypes has implications for treatment, vaccine development and optimal design of HCV diagnostic assays. Molecular characterization...
4.
Emergence of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in mothers on treatment with a history of prophylaxis in Ghana
Martin-Odoom A, Brown C, Odoom J, Bonney E, Ntim N, Delgado E, et al.
Virol J . 2018 Sep; 15(1):143. PMID: 30223845
Background: Antiretrovirals have been available in Ghana since 2003 for HIV-1 positive pregnant women for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT). Suboptimal responses to treatment observed post-PMTCT interventions necessitated the need...
5.
Detection of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes and Epstein-Barr Virus in Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Asante D, Asmah R, Adjei A, Kyei F, Simpong D, Brown C, et al.
ScientificWorldJournal . 2017 Apr; 2017:2721367. PMID: 28421207
Nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPC) are endemic in Far East Asia and commonly harbour Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) which is known to serve as a key oncogenic promoter. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known...
6.
Giardia lamblia infections in children in Ghana
Anim-Baidoo I, Narh C, Oddei D, Brown C, Enweronu-Laryea C, Bandoh B, et al.
Pan Afr Med J . 2016 Nov; 24:217. PMID: 27800072
Introduction: Though giardiasis is an important public health problem in Ghana, several aspects of its epidemiology, particularly the molecular epidemiology has not been investigated adequately. This could be a major...
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The epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, explained by the possible existence of two strains of Wuchereria bancrofti
de Souza D, Osei-Poku J, Blum J, Baidoo H, Brown C, Lawson B, et al.
Pan Afr Med J . 2014 Nov; 17:133. PMID: 25374638
Introduction: Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating disease caused by the filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti. It is earmarked for elimination by the year 2020 through the Global Program for the Elimination...