Dorcas Owusu
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Recent Articles
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Chadwick D, Barker F, Smith C, Perditer O, Hardy Y, Owusu D, et al.
BMC Nephrol
. 2024 Jul;
25(1):241.
PMID: 39075393
Background: HIV is associated with an increased risk of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD), and this risk is higher in people of West African descent than many other ethnicities....
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Adjei J, Aniagyei W, Adankwah E, Seyfarth J, Mayatepek E, Antwi Berko D, et al.
BMC Infect Dis
. 2023 Jun;
23(1):393.
PMID: 37308884
Background: Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) caused by Mycobacterium (M.) ulcerans is characterized by necrotic skin lesions. As for other mycobacterial infections, e.g., tuberculosis, the immune response is important for host...
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Sarfo F, Akpa O, Ovbiagele B, Akpalu A, Wahab K, Obiako R, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2023 Feb;
11(4):e575-e585.
PMID: 36805867
Background: Every minute, six indigenous Africans develop new strokes. Patient-level and system-level contributors to early stroke fatality in this region are yet to be delineated. We aimed to identify and...
4.
Villa G, Owusu D, Smith C, Azumah M, Abdullahi A, Phillips S, et al.
Hepatol Commun
. 2022 Sep;
6(11):3036-3051.
PMID: 36103301
There is a heavy burden of liver disease in West Africa. While the role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is well recognized, less is known about the contributing role...
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Sarfo F, Ovbiagele B, Akpa O, Akpalu A, Wahab K, Obiako R, et al.
Stroke
. 2021 Sep;
53(1):134-144.
PMID: 34587795
Background And Purpose: To identify the qualitative and quantitative contributions of conventional risk factors for occurrence of ischemic stroke and its key pathophysiologic subtypes among West Africans. Methods: The SIREN...
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Sarfo F, Ovbiagele B, Gebregziabher M, Akpa O, Akpalu A, Wahab K, et al.
Neurology
. 2020 Feb;
94(10):e998-e1012.
PMID: 32075893
Objective: To characterize risk factors for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) occurrence and severity among West Africans. Methods: The Stroke Investigative Research and Educational Network (SIREN) study is a multicenter case-control...
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Villa G, Abdullahi A, Owusu D, Smith C, Azumah M, Sayeed L, et al.
EClinicalMedicine
. 2020 Jan;
18:100231.
PMID: 31922120
Background: This prospective pilot study explored same-day point-of-care viral load testing in a setting in Ghana that has yet to implement virological monitoring of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods: Consecutive patients...
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Jenkins C, Ovbiagele B, Arulogun O, Singh A, Calys-Tagoe B, Akinyemi R, et al.
PLoS One
. 2018 Nov;
13(11):e0206548.
PMID: 30444884
Introduction: Stroke is a prominent cause of death, disability, and dementia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Stroke Investigative Research and Education Network works collaboratively with stroke survivors and individuals serving...
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Sarfo F, Opare-Sem O, Agyei M, Akassi J, Owusu D, Owolabi M, et al.
J Neurol Sci
. 2018 Oct;
395:8-16.
PMID: 30268726
Background: HIV infection is an emerging vascular risk factor associated with stroke occurrence. The weight of evidence from sub-Saharan Africa in support of this has accrued from countries with high...
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Akinyemi R, Sarfo F, Akinyemi J, Singh A, Onoja Akpa M, Akpalu A, et al.
Int J Stroke
. 2018 Jul;
14(1):69-79.
PMID: 30040054
Background: It is crucial to assess genomic literacy related to stroke among Africans in preparation for the ethical, legal and societal implications of the genetic revolution which has begun in...