Multi-drug resistant bacteria isolates from lymphatic filariasis patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana

BC Aglomasa, CK Adu-Asiamah, SO Asiedu, P Kini… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance is associated with increased morbidity in secondary
infections and is a global threat owning to the ubiquitous nature of resistance genes in the …

Decoding the Genomic and Proteomic Landscape: Dissemination and Mechanisms of Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Staphylococci

R Komalasari - Frontiers in Combating Antibacterial Resistance …, 2024 - igi-global.com
This chapter challenges traditional assumptions about the containment of antibiotic
resistance by discussing the worrisome development of multidrug-resistant staphylococci in …

Interruption of Lymph Flow Worsens the Skin Inflammation Caused by Saprophytic Staphylococcus epidermidis

M Cąkała-Jakimowicz, A Domaszewska-Szostek… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lymphedema is often complicated by chronic inflammation, leading to fibrosis, fat
deposition, and inhibition of lymphangiogenesis. This study aimed to verify whether …

Bacterial diversity significantly reduces toward the late stages among filarial lymphedema patients in the Ahanta West District of Ghana: a cross‐sectional study

SO Asiedu, P Kini, BC Aglomasa… - Health Science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease, has been
speculated to be complicated by secondary bacteria, yet a systematic documentation of …

Towards Understanding the Lymph Node Response to Skin Infection with Saprophytic Staphylococcus epidermidis

M Cąkała-Jakimowicz, M Puzianowska-Kuznicka - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
In individuals with lymphedema, diabetic foot, or other diseases, infections with saprophytes
are common. The response of major cell subpopulations in the draining lymph nodes to skin …

[HTML][HTML] Shift in the skin microbiome among individuals presenting with filarial lymphedema compared to non-filarial healthy individuals in Ghana

A Kwarteng, S Wireko, SO Asiedu, P Kini… - Scientific African, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating neglected tropical disease that remains
a major public challenge in endemic countries. In addition to providing mass drugs …

Antibiotic resistance and mecA characterization of Staphylococcus hominis from filarial lymphedema patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana: A cross‐sectional …

P Kini, S Wireko, P Osei‐Poku, SO Asiedu… - Health Science …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Filarial infections affect over 150 million people in the tropics.
One of the major forms of filarial pathologies is lymphedema; a condition where the immune …

Multi-drug Resistant (MDR) bacteria isolates from Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana

BC Aglomasa, CKA Adu-Asiamah, SO Asiedu, P Kini… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Background: Antimicrobial resistance is associated with increased morbidity in secondary
infections and is a global threat owning to the ubiquitous nature of resistance genes in the …

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A Kwarteng, P Osei-Poku, D Antwi-Berko, A Sylverken… - 2022 - researchgate.net
abstract Background: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating neglected tropical disease
that remains a major public challenge in endemic countries. In addition to providing mass …