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Clinical epidemiology of Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana, 2006-2024.
Amoako YA, Agbavor B, Frimpong M, Agbanyo A, Loglo AD, Oppong MN, Antwi PB, Adu-Gyamfi AA, Tuwor RD, Nkrumah Appau M, Ahiatrogah D, Abass KM, Ofori E, Amofa G, Kotey NK, Thye T, Dekker D, Asiedu K, Wansbrough-Jones M, Stienstra Y, Phillips RO. Amoako YA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2025 Jul 26:llaf326. doi: 10.1093/ced/llaf326. Online ahead of print. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2025. PMID: 40717436
The microbiome of Total Suspended Particles (TSP) and its influence on the respiratory microbiome of healthy office workers.
Solazzo G, Rovelli S, Iodice S, Chung M, Frimpong M, Bollati V, Ferrari L, Ghedin E. Solazzo G, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Aug 12:2024.08.12.607611. doi: 10.1101/2024.08.12.607611. bioRxiv. 2024. Update in: Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2025 Feb;291:117874. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.117874. PMID: 39372735 Free PMC article. Updated. Preprint.
Implementation of an integrated control programme for neglected tropical diseases of the skin in Ghana: The essential role of the laboratory.
Agbanyo A, Agbavor B, Gyabaah S, Oppong MN, Dornu O, Antwi PB, Loglo AD, Abass KM, Amofa G, Kotey NK, Quao B, Frimpong M, Asiedu K, Amoako YA, Phillips RO. Agbanyo A, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2024 Apr 20;35:100442. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100442. eCollection 2024 May. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2024. PMID: 38680788 Free PMC article.
Clinical and microbiological predictors of healing in Buruli ulcer disease.
Agbavor B, Agbanyo A, Loglo AD, Antwi PB, Ackam N, Adjei J, Frimpong V, Boampong K, Frimpong M, Addo MG, Wansbrough-Jones M, Amoako YA, Phillips RO. Agbavor B, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2024 Jan 6;34:100415. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100415. eCollection 2024 Feb. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2024. PMID: 38292054 Free PMC article.
An African One Health network for antimicrobial resistance and neglected tropical diseases.
Abd El Wahed A, Kadetz P, Okuni JB, Dieye Y, Frimpong M, Ademowo GO, Makiala-Mandanda S, Woldeamanuel Y, Eltom KH, Yeboah G, Käsbohrer A, Kajumbula H, Truyen U, Nakanjako D. Abd El Wahed A, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Nat Med. 2024 Jan;30(1):10-11. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02666-0. Nat Med. 2024. PMID: 38172632 No abstract available.
Differences in PPD- and mitogen-induced T-cell activation marker expression characterize immunopathology in acute tuberculosis patients.
Acheampong I, Minadzi D, Laing EF, Frimpong M, Vivekanandan MM, Yeboah A, Adankwah E, Aniagyei W, Arthur JF, Lamptey M, Abass MK, Kumbel F, Osei-Yeboah F, Gawusu A, Debrah LB, Owusu DO, Debrah A, Mayatepek E, Seyfarth J, Phillips RO, Jacobsen M. Acheampong I, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Mar;43(3):611-616. doi: 10.1007/s10096-023-04741-3. Epub 2024 Jan 3. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024. PMID: 38167987 Free PMC article.
A multi-country phase 2 study to evaluate the suitcase lab for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 in seven Sub-Saharan African countries: Lessons from the field.
Ceruti A, Dia N, Bakarey AS, Ssekitoleko J, Andriamandimby SF, Malwengo-Kasongo P, Ahmed RHA, Kobialka RM, Heraud JM, Diagne MM, Dione MHD, Dieng I, Faye M, Faye O, Rafisandratantsoa JT, Ravalohery JP, Raharinandrasana C, Randriambolamanantsoa TH, Razanajatovo N, Razanatovo I, Rabarison JH, Dussart P, Kyei-Tuffuor L, Agbanyo A, Adewumi OM, Fowotade A, Raifu MK, Okitale-Talunda P, Kashitu-Mujinga G, Mbelu-Kabongo C, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Makaka-Mutondo A, Abdalla EM, Idris SM, Elmagzoub WA, Ali RH, Nour EOM, Ebraheem RSM, Ahmed HHH, Abdalla HE, Elnegoumi M, Mukhtar I, Adam MAM, Mohamed NYI, Bedri SA, Hamdan HM, Kisekka M, Mpumwiire M, Aloyo SM, Wandera JN, Agaba A, Kamulegeya R, Kiprotich H, Kateete DP, Kadetz P, Truyen U, Eltom KH, Sakuntabhai A, Okuni JB, Makiala-Mandanda S, Lacoste V, Ademowo GO, Frimpong M, Sall AA, Weidmann M, Abd El Wahed A. Ceruti A, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. J Clin Virol. 2023 May;162:105422. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105422. Epub 2023 Mar 3. J Clin Virol. 2023. PMID: 36989731 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
A combined effort of 11 laboratories in the WHO African region to improve quality of Buruli ulcer PCR diagnosis: The "BU-LABNET".
Marion E, Hycenth N, Vedithi SC, Robbe-Saule M, Donkeng V, Ganlonon LM, Dissou A, Ngazoa SK, Kabedi MJ, Mabika Mabika A, Phillips R, Frimpong M, Yeboah-Manu D, Walker VY, Akinwale O, Issaka M, Bretzel G, Asiedu K, Eyangoh S. Marion E, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 Nov 4;16(11):e0010908. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010908. eCollection 2022 Nov. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022. PMID: 36331971 Free PMC article.
Mental health and quality of life burden in Buruli ulcer disease patients in Ghana.
Amoako YA, Ackam N, Omuojine JP, Oppong MN, Owusu-Ansah AG, Boateng H, Abass MK, Amofa G, Ofori E, Okyere PB, Frimpong M, Bailey F, Molyneux DH, Phillips RO. Amoako YA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Infect Dis Poverty. 2021 Aug 17;10(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s40249-021-00891-8. Infect Dis Poverty. 2021. PMID: 34404483 Free PMC article.
Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana.
Amoako YA, Ackam N, Omuojine JP, Oppong MN, Owusu-Ansah AG, Abass MK, Amofa G, Ofori E, Frimpong M, Bailey F, Molyneux DH, Phillips RO. Amoako YA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 Jun 1;15(6):e0009454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009454. eCollection 2021 Jun. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021. PMID: 34061828 Free PMC article.
Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 in blood transfusion.
Owusu M, Sylverken AA, El-Duah P, Ayisi-Boateng NK, Yeboah R, Adu E, Asamoah J, Frimpong M, Senyo J, Acheampong G, Mutocheluh M, Amuasi J, Owusu-Dabo E, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Phillips RO. Owusu M, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS One. 2021 Apr 13;16(4):e0249069. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249069. eCollection 2021. PLoS One. 2021. PMID: 33848293 Free PMC article.
Co-infection of HIV in patients with Buruli ulcer disease in Central Ghana.
Amoako YA, Loglo AD, Frimpong M, Agbavor B, Abass MK, Amofa G, Ofori E, Ampadu E, Asiedu K, Stienstra Y, Wansbrough-Jones M, van der Werf T, Phillips RO. Amoako YA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 8;21(1):331. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06009-7. BMC Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33832460 Free PMC article.
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in northern Ghana: insights from whole-genome sequencing.
Sylverken AA, El-Duah P, Owusu M, Schneider J, Yeboah R, Ayisi-Boateng NK, Gorman R, Adu E, Kwarteng A, Frimpong M, Binger T, Aryeetey S, Asamoah JA, Amoako YA, Amuasi JH, Beheim-Schwarzbach J, Owusu-Dabo E, Adu-Sarkodie Y, Obiri-Danso K, Corman VM, Drosten C, Phillips R. Sylverken AA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Arch Virol. 2021 May;166(5):1385-1393. doi: 10.1007/s00705-021-04986-3. Epub 2021 Mar 15. Arch Virol. 2021. PMID: 33723631 Free PMC article.
Suitcase Lab for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Based on Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Assay.
El Wahed AA, Patel P, Maier M, Pietsch C, Rüster D, Böhlken-Fascher S, Kissenkötter J, Behrmann O, Frimpong M, Diagne MM, Faye M, Dia N, Shalaby MA, Amer H, Elgamal M, Zaki A, Ismail G, Kaiser M, Corman VM, Niedrig M, Landt O, Faye O, Sall AA, Hufert FT, Truyen U, Liebert UG, Weidmann M. El Wahed AA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Anal Chem. 2021 Feb 2;93(4):2627-2634. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04779. Epub 2021 Jan 20. Anal Chem. 2021. PMID: 33471510 Free PMC article.
A scabies outbreak in the North East Region of Ghana: The necessity for prompt intervention.
Amoako YA, Phillips RO, Arthur J, Abugri MA, Akowuah E, Amoako KO, Marfo BA, Frimpong M, van der Werf T, Ravensbergen SJ, Stienstra Y. Amoako YA, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Dec 22;14(12):e0008902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008902. eCollection 2020 Dec. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020. PMID: 33351803 Free PMC article.
Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial.
Phillips RO, Robert J, Abass KM, Thompson W, Sarfo FS, Wilson T, Sarpong G, Gateau T, Chauty A, Omollo R, Ochieng Otieno M, Egondi TW, Ampadu EO, Agossadou D, Marion E, Ganlonon L, Wansbrough-Jones M, Grosset J, Macdonald JM, Treadwell T, Saunderson P, Paintsil A, Lehman L, Frimpong M, Sarpong NF, Saizonou R, Tiendrebeogo A, Ohene SA, Stienstra Y, Asiedu KB, van der Werf TS; study team. Phillips RO, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Lancet. 2020 Apr 18;395(10232):1259-1267. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30047-7. Epub 2020 Mar 12. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32171422 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Buruli ulcer treatment: Rate of surgical intervention differs highly between treatment centers in West Africa.
Wadagni AC, Steinhorst J, Barogui YT, Catraye PM, Gnimavo R, Abass KM, Amofa G, Frimpong M, Sarpong FN, van der Werf TS, Phillips R, Sopoh GE, Johnson CR, Stienstra Y. Wadagni AC, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Oct 28;13(10):e0007866. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007866. eCollection 2019 Oct. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019. PMID: 31658295 Free PMC article.
Paradoxical reactions in Buruli ulcer after initiation of antibiotic therapy: Relationship to bacterial load.
Frimpong M, Agbavor B, Duah MS, Loglo A, Sarpong FN, Boakye-Appiah J, Abass KM, Dongyele M, Amofa G, Tuah W, Frempong M, Amoako YA, Wansbrough-Jones M, Phillips RO. Frimpong M, et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 Aug 26;13(8):e0007689. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007689. eCollection 2019 Aug. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019. PMID: 31449522 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
IFN-γ and IL-5 whole blood response directed against mycolactone polyketide synthase domains in patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
Loglo AD, Frimpong M, Sarpong Duah M, Sarfo F, Sarpong FN, Agbavor B, Boakye-Appiah JK, Abass KM, Dongyele M, Frempong M, Pidot S, Wansbrough-Jones M, Stinear TP, Roupie V, Huygen K, Phillips RO. Loglo AD, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PeerJ. 2018 Jul 31;6:e5294. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5294. eCollection 2018. PeerJ. 2018. PMID: 30090691 Free PMC article.
Clearance of viable Mycobacterium ulcerans from Buruli ulcer lesions during antibiotic treatment as determined by combined 16S rRNA reverse transcriptase /IS 2404 qPCR assay.
Sarpong-Duah M, Frimpong M, Beissner M, Saar M, Laing K, Sarpong F, Loglo AD, Abass KM, Frempong M, Sarfo FS, Bretzel G, Wansbrough-Jones M, Phillips RO. Sarpong-Duah M, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jul 3;11(7):e0005695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005695. eCollection 2017 Jul. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017. PMID: 28671942 Free PMC article.
High prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients with rifampicin resistance using GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampicin in Ghana.
Boakye-Appiah JK, Steinmetz AR, Pupulampu P, Ofori-Yirenkyi S, Tetteh I, Frimpong M, Oppong P, Opare-Sem O, Norman BR, Stienstra Y, van der Werf TS, Wansbrough-Jones M, Bonsu F, Obeng-Baah J, Phillips RO. Boakye-Appiah JK, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Jun;5(2):226-30. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.02.004. Epub 2016 Mar 8. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016. PMID: 27242237 Free article.
Simple, Rapid Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease Diagnosis from Clinical Samples by Fluorescence of Mycolactone on Thin Layer Chromatography.
Wadagni A, Frimpong M, Phanzu DM, Ablordey A, Kacou E, Gbedevi M, Marion E, Xing Y, Babu VS, Phillips RO, Wansbrough-Jones M, Kishi Y, Asiedu K. Wadagni A, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Nov 19;9(11):e0004247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004247. eCollection 2015 Nov. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015. PMID: 26583925 Free PMC article.
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Laboratory Confirmation of Buruli Ulcer Disease-Towards a Point-of-Care Test.
Beissner M, Phillips RO, Battke F, Bauer M, Badziklou K, Sarfo FS, Maman I, Rhomberg A, Piten E, Frimpong M, Huber KL, Symank D, Jansson M, Wiedemann FX, Banla Kere A, Herbinger KH, Löscher T, Bretzel G. Beissner M, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Nov 13;9(11):e0004219. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004219. eCollection 2015 Nov. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015. PMID: 26566026 Free PMC article.
Effectiveness of routine BCG vaccination on buruli ulcer disease: a case-control study in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Togo.
Phillips RO, Phanzu DM, Beissner M, Badziklou K, Luzolo EK, Sarfo FS, Halatoko WA, Amoako Y, Frimpong M, Kabiru AM, Piten E, Maman I, Bidjada B, Koba A, Awoussi KS, Kobara B, Nitschke J, Wiedemann FX, Kere AB, Adjei O, Löscher T, Fleischer B, Bretzel G, Herbinger KH. Phillips RO, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 Jan 8;9(1):e3457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003457. eCollection 2015 Jan. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015. PMID: 25569674 Free PMC article.
Reply to "compliance with antimicrobial therapy for buruli ulcer".
Phillips RO, Sarfo FS, Abass MK, Frimpong M, Ampadu E, Forson M, Amoako YA, Thompson W, Asiedu K, Wansbrough-Jones M. Phillips RO, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014 Oct;58(10):6341. doi: 10.1128/AAC.03874-14. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014. PMID: 25225343 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
A severe case of Buruli ulcer disease with pleural effusions.
Sarfo FS, Thompson W, Phillips RO, Paintsil A, Abass MK, Frimpong M, Abotsi J, Asiedu K, Wansbrough-Jones MH. Sarfo FS, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Jun 19;8(6):e2868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002868. eCollection 2014 Jun. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014. PMID: 24945409 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana.
Phillips RO, Frimpong M, Sarfo FS, Kretschmer B, Beissner M, Debrah A, Ampem-Amoako Y, Abass KM, Thompson W, Duah MS, Abotsi J, Adjei O, Fleischer B, Bretzel G, Wansbrough-Jones M, Jacobsen M. Phillips RO, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;20(6):1000-3. doi: 10.3201/eid2006.131501. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 24857346 Free PMC article.
Combined inflammatory and metabolic defects reflected by reduced serum protein levels in patients with Buruli ulcer disease.
Phillips RO, Sarfo FS, Landier J, Oldenburg R, Frimpong M, Wansbrough-Jones M, Abass K, Thompson W, Forson M, Fontanet A, Niang F, Demangel C. Phillips RO, et al. Among authors: frimpong m. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Apr 10;8(4):e2786. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002786. eCollection 2014 Apr. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014. PMID: 24722524 Free PMC article.