Dr. Kennedy Gyau Boahen

Lecturer


Dept: Clinical Microbiology
SMD
Clinical Microbiology

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Research Areas/Interests

I have passion for the elucidation of the route of transmission of various bacterial pathogens to help provide guideline for their control. The curren...~more

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Publications

    1. Cruz Espinoza, L. M., Nichols, C., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Al-Emran, H. M., Baker, S., Clemens, J. D., Dekker, D. M., Eibach, D., Krumkamp, R., Boahen, K., Im, J., Jaeger, A., von Kalckreuth, V., Pak, G. D., Panzner, U., Park, S. E., Park, J. K., Sarpong, N., Schutt-Gerowitt, H., Toy, T., Wierzba, T. F., Marks, F., & May, J. (2016). Variations of Invasive Salmonella Infections by Population Size in Asante Akim North Municipal, Ghana. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62 Supplement 1, S17-22. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ787

    2. Dekker, D., Eibach, D., Boahen, K. G., Akenten, C. W., Pfeifer, Y., Zautner, A. E., Mertens, E., Krumkamp, R., Jaeger, A., Flieger, A., Owusu-Dabo, E., & May, J. (2019). Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter, and Arcobacter butzleri from Local and Imported Poultry Meat in Kumasi, Ghana. Foodborne Pathogen Diseases, 16(5), 352-358. doi: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2562

    3. Dekker, D., Krumkamp, R., Eibach, D., Sarpong, N., Boahen, K. G., Frimpong, M., Fechtner, E., Poppert, S., Hagen, R. M., Schwarz, N. G., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Owusu-Dabo, E., Im, J., Marks, F., Frickmann, H., & May, J. (2018). Characterization of Salmonella enterica from invasive bloodstream infections and water sources in rural Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1), 47. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-2957-4

    4. Dekker, D. M., Krumkamp, R., Sarpong, N., Frickmann, H., Boahen, K. G., Frimpong, M., Asare, R., Larbi, R., Hagen, R. M., Poppert, S., Rabsch, W., Marks, F., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., & May, J. (2015). Drinking water from dug wells in rural ghana--salmonella contamination, environmental factors, and genotypes. International Journal of Environ Research Public Health, 12(4), 3535-3546. doi: 10.3390/ijerph120403535

    5. Dekker, D., Wolters, M., Mertens, E., Boahen, K. G., Krumkamp, R., Eibach, D., Schwarz, N. G., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Rohde, H., Christner, M., Marks, F., Sarpong, N., & May, J. (2016). Antibiotic resistance and clonal diversity of invasive Staphylococcus aureus in the rural Ashanti Region, Ghana. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16(1), 720. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-2048-3

    6. Eibach, D., Al-Emran, H. M., Dekker, D. M., Krumkamp, R., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Cruz Espinoza, L. M., Ehmen, C., Boahen, K., Heisig, P., Im, J., Jaeger, A., von Kalckreuth, V., Pak, G. D., Panzner, U., Park, S. E., Reinhardt, A., Sarpong, N., Schutt-Gerowitt, H., Wierzba, T. F., Marks, F., & May, J. (2016). The Emergence of Reduced Ciprofloxacin Susceptibility in Salmonella enterica Causing Bloodstream Infections in Rural Ghana. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62 Supplement 1, S32-36. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ757

    7. Eibach, D., Cristina, B. C., Krumkamp, R., Al-Emran, H. M., Dekker, D., Boahen, K. G., Kreuels, B., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Aepfelbacher, M., Park, S. E., Panzner, U., Marks, F., & May, J. (2016). Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae causing bloodstream infections in rural Ghana, 2007-2012. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 306(4), 249-254. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2016.05.006

    8. Eibach, Daniel, Dekker, Denise, Gyau Boahen, Kennedy, Wiafe Akenten, Charity, Sarpong, Nimako, Belmar Campos, Cristina, Berneking, Laura, Aepfelbacher, Martin, Krumkamp, Ralf, Owusu-Dabo, Ellis, & May, Jürgen. (2018). Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in local and imported poultry meat in Ghana. Veterinary Microbiology, 217, 7-12. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.02.023

    9. Frickmann, H., Dekker, D., Boahen, K., Acquah, S., Sarpong, N., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Schwarz, N. G., May, J., Marks, F., Poppert, S., Wiemer, D. F., & Hagen, R. M. (2013). Increased detection of invasive enteropathogenic bacteria in pre-incubated blood culture materials by real-time PCR in comparison with automated incubation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 45(8), 616-622. doi: 10.3109/00365548.2013.777777

    10. Frickmann, H., Dekker, D., Schwarz, N. G., Hahn, A., Boahen, K., Sarpong, N., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Halbgewachs, E., Marks, F., von Kalckreuth, V., Poppert, S., Loderstaedt, U., May, J., & Hagen, R. M. (2015). 16S rRNA Gene Sequence-Based Identification of Bacteria in Automatically Incubated Blood Culture Materials from Tropical Sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One, 10(8), e0135923. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135923

    11. Frickmann, H., Hanle, A., Essig, A., Dekker, D., Boahen, K., Acquah, S., Sarpong, N., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Schwarz, N. G., May, J., Marks, F., Hagen, R. M., & Poppert, S. (2013). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for rapid identification of Salmonella from agar and blood culture broth--an option for the tropics? Internal Journal of Medical Microbiology, 303(5), 277-284. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2013.04.001

    12. Herr W, Krumkamp R, Hogan B, Dekker D, Gyau K, Owusu-Dabo E, Sarpong N, Jaeger A, Loag W, Winter D, Akenten CW, Eibach D, Fickenscher H, Eis-Hübinger A, May J, Kreuels B. A cross-sectional study on risk factors for infection with Parvovirus B19 and the association with anaemia in a febrile paediatric population in Ghana. Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 24;10(1):15695. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72657-5. PMID: 32973247; PMCID: PMC7515863.

    13. Hogan, B., Ammer, L., Zimmermann, M., Binger, T., Krumkamp, R., Sarpong, N., Rettig, T., Dekker, D., Kreuels, B., Reigl, L., Boahen, K. G., Wiafe, C., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Owusu-Dabo, E., May, J., & Eibach, D. (2017). Burden of influenza among hospitalized febrile children in Ghana. Influenza Other Respiratory Viruses, 11(6), 497-501. doi: 10.1111/irv.12507

    14. Hogan, B., Eibach, D., Krumkamp, R., Sarpong, N., Dekker, D., Kreuels, B., Maiga-Ascofare, O., Gyau Boahen, K., Wiafe Akenten, C., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., Owusu-Dabo, E., & May, J. (2018). Malaria Coinfections in Febrile Pediatric Inpatients: A Hospital-Based Study From Ghana. Clinical Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix1120

    15. Kreuels, B., Hogan, B., Nolte, K., Eckerle, I., Wiafe, C., Gyau-Boahen, , Binger, T., Eibach, D., Krumkamp, R., & Sarpong, N. (2017). ETIOLOGY OF ACUTE LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN INPATIENT CHILDREN IN GHANA-A CASE-CONTROL STUDY. Paper presented at the AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.

    16. Krumkamp, R., Struck, N. S., Lorenz, E., Zimmermann, M., Boahen, K. G., Sarpong, N., Owusu-Dabo, E., Pak, G. D., Jeon, H. J., Marks, F., Jacobs, T., May, J., & Eibach, D. (2020). Classification of invasive bloodstream infections and Plasmodium falciparum malaria using autoantibodies as biomarkers. Scientific reports, 10(1), 21168-21168. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-78155-y

    17. Krumkamp R, Oppong K, Hogan B, Strauss R, Frickmann H, Wiafe-Akenten C, Boahen KG, Rickerts V, McCormick Smith I, Groß U, Schulze M, Jaeger A, Loderstädt U, Sarpong N, Owusu-Dabo E, May J, Dekker D. Spectrum of antibiotic resistant bacteria and fungi isolated from chronically infected wounds in a rural district hospital in Ghana. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 7;15(8):e0237263. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237263. PMID: 32764812; PMCID: PMC7413558.

    18. Krumkamp, R., Kreuels, B., Sarpong, N., Boahen, K. G., Foli, G., Hogan, B., Jaeger, A., Reigl, L., Zeeb, H., Marks, F., Adu-Sarkodie, Y., & May, J. (2016). Association Between Malaria and Invasive Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infection in a Hospital Study: Accounting for Berkson's Bias. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62 Suppl 1, S83-89. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ950

    19. Sothmann, P., Keller, C., Krumkamp, R., Kreuels, B., Aldrich, C., Sarpong, N., Steierberg, S., Winter, D., Boahen, K. G., Owusu-Dabo, E., May, J., & Eibach, D. (2017). Rickettsia felis Infection in Febrile Children, Ghana. Amercan Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygien. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0754

    20. Sothmann, P., Krumkamp, R., Kreuels, B., Sarpong, N., Frank, C., Ehlkes, L., Fobil, J., Gyau, K., Jaeger, A., Bosu, B., Marks, F., Owusu-Dabo, E., Salzberger, B., & May, J. (2015). Urbanicity and Paediatric Bacteraemia in Ghana-A Case-Control Study within a Rural-Urban Transition Zone. PLoS One, 10(9), e0139433. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139433

    21. Struck, N. S., Zimmermann, M., Krumkamp, R., Lorenz, E., Jacobs, T., Rieger, T., Wurr, S., Günther, S., Gyau Boahen, K., Marks, F., Sarpong, N., Owusu-Dabo, E., May, J., & Eibach, D. (2020). Cytokine Profile Distinguishes Children With Plasmodium falciparum Malaria From Those With Bacterial Blood Stream Infections. The Journal of infectious diseases, 221(7), 1098-1106. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiz587

    22. Zimmermann, M., Gilberger, N., Krumkamp, R., Lorenz, E., Boahen, K., Eibach, D., Sarpong, N., Owusu-Dabo, E., & May, J. (2019). CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY REVEALS PROMISING BIOMARKER TO DISTINGUISH MALARIA TROPICA FROM BACTERIAL BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS. Paper presented at the TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.

    23. Zimmermann, M., Krumkamp, R., Lorenz, E., Gyau, B. K., Eibach, D., Sarpong, N., Owusu-Dabo, E., & May, J. (2019). DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY IN THE ABSENCE OF LABORATORY CAPACITY IN RURAL GHANA. Paper presented at the TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.

    ABSTRACT PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES

    30th July to 1st Aug 2019        Poster: Bloodstream infection with Acinetobacter baumanii in a Plasmodium falciparum positive infant. – A case report from Ghana. KNUST, Ghana.

                                                    At the Convention of Biomedical Research Ghana Conference, KUNST

    30th July to 1st Aug 2014        Poster: “Serotype distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Agogo, Asante – Akim North and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns”, Cape Cost Ghana.

                                                   

                                                    At the Convention of Biomedical Research Ghana Conference, University of Cape Coast


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