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George Akafity

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Articles 7
Citations 21
Followers 0
Related Specialties
Infectious Diseases
Critical Care
General Medicine
Top 10 Co-Authors
Joseph Elikem Efui Acolatse
Robert Incoom
Eric Kofi Ngyedu
Victoria J Chalker
Amanj Kurdi
Brian Godman
Owen B Spiller
Audu Rauf
Jacqueline Sneddon
Margaret Watson
Published In
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther
J Intensive Med
PLoS One
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Recent Articles
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Response to: 'letter to the editor: "A multifaceted strategy is needed to limit the over-the-counter sale of antimicrobials "'
Ngyedu E, Efui Acolatse J, Akafity G, Incoom R, Rauf A, Seaton R, et al.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther . 2024 Apr; 22(7):603-605. PMID: 38576383
No abstract available.
2.
Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and antibiotic utilisation practices in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A point prevalence survey study
Agyare E, Efui Acolatse J, Dakorah M, Akafity G, Chalker V, Spiller O, et al.
PLoS One . 2024 Jan; 19(1):e0297626. PMID: 38271388
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that necessitates coordinated strategies to improve antibiotic prescribing and reduce AMR. A key activity is ascertaining current prescribing patterns in hospitals to...
3.
Diagnosis and management of malaria in the intensive care unit
Akafity G, Kumi N, Ashong J
J Intensive Med . 2024 Jan; 4(1):3-15. PMID: 38263976
Malaria is responsible for approximately three-quarters of a million deaths in humans globally each year. Most of the morbidity and mortality reported are from Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, where the...
4.
Infectious causes of fever of unknown origin in developing countries: An international ID-IRI study
Erdem H, Al-Tawfiq J, Abid M, Yahia W, Akafity G, Ramadan M, et al.
J Intensive Med . 2024 Jan; 4(1):94-100. PMID: 38263972
Background: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in developing countries is an important dilemma and further research is needed to elucidate the infectious causes of FUO. Methods: A multi-center study for...
5.
Selling antibiotics without prescriptions among community pharmacies and drug outlets: a simulated client study from Ghana
Ngyedu E, Acolatse J, Akafity G, Incoom R, Rauf A, Seaton R, et al.
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther . 2023 Nov; 21(12):1373-1382. PMID: 37975725
Background: Selling antibiotics without prescriptions is mostly illegal worldwide, including in Ghana, and promotes antimicrobial resistance. We evaluated the prevalence and practice of selling antibiotics without prescriptions among community pharmacies...
6.
Utilising cumulative antibiogram data to enhance antibiotic stewardship capacity in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Dakorah M, Agyare E, Efui Acolatse J, Akafity G, Stelling J, Chalker V, et al.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control . 2022 Oct; 11(1):122. PMID: 36192790
Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health challenge with its impact felt disproportionately in Western Sub-Saharan Africa. Routine microbiology investigations serve as a rich source of AMR monitoring...
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Environmental surveillance of ESBL and carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital
Efui Acolatse J, Portal E, Boostrom I, Akafity G, Dakroah M, Chalker V, et al.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control . 2022 Mar; 11(1):49. PMID: 35296353
Background: The burden of antibiotic resistant infection is mainly felt in low-to-middle income countries, where the rate of antimicrobial resistance is largely under-surveyed and under huge pressure from unregulated, disparate...