Kwadwo A Koram, MB,ChB; MPH&TM; PhD - Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research - Professor

Kwadwo A Koram

MB,ChB; MPH&TM; PhD

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Professor

Accra | Ghana

Main Specialties: Epidemiology

Additional Specialties: Epidemiology, Public Health

Kwadwo A Koram, MB,ChB; MPH&TM; PhD - Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research - Professor

Kwadwo A Koram

MB,ChB; MPH&TM; PhD

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Primary Affiliation: Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research - Accra , Ghana

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52Publications

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953PubMed Central Citations

Safety and Immunogenicity of EBA-175 RII-NG Malaria Vaccine Administered Intramuscularly in Semi-Immune Adults: A Phase 1, Double-Blinded Placebo Controlled Dosage Escalation Study.

Authors:
Kwadwo A Koram Bright Adu Josephine Ocran Yaa S Karikari Susan Adu-Amankwah Michael Ntiri Benjamin Abuaku Daniel Dodoo Ben Gyan Karl C Kronmann Francis Nkrumah

PLoS One 2016 19;11(9):e0163066. Epub 2016 Sep 19.

Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163066PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028127PMC
August 2017
39 Reads
3.234 Impact Factor

Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Sporozoite Antigens as Predictive Disease Transmission Markers in an Area of Ghana with Seasonal Malaria Transmission.

Authors:
Kwadwo A Kusi Samuel Bosomprah Eric Kyei-Baafour Emmanuel K Dickson Bernard Tornyigah Evelina Angov Sheetij Dutta Daniel Dodoo Martha Sedegah Kwadwo A Koram

PLoS One 2016 22;11(11):e0167175. Epub 2016 Nov 22.

Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0167175PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5119834PMC
June 2017
38 Reads
3 Citations
3.234 Impact Factor

Sentinel surveillance for influenza among severe acute respiratory infection and acute febrile illness inpatients at three hospitals in Ghana.

Authors:
Alexander H Jones William Ampofo Richard Akuffo Brooke Doman Christopher Duplessis Joseph A Amankwa Charity Sarpong Ken Sagoe Prince Agbenohevi Naiki Puplampu George Armah Kwadwo A Koram Edward O Nyarko Samuel Bel-Nono Erica L Dueger

Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2016 09 30;10(5):367-74. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.

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http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/irv.12397
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/irv.12397DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4947945PMC
September 2016
47 Reads
6 Citations
2.201 Impact Factor

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium africanum in Ghana.

Authors:
Adwoa Asante-Poku Isaac Darko Otchere Stephen Osei-Wusu Esther Sarpong Akosua Baddoo Audrey Forson Clement Laryea Sonia Borrell Frank Bonsu Jan Hattendorf Collins Ahorlu Kwadwo A Koram Sebastien Gagneux Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

BMC Infect Dis 2016 08 9;16:385. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1725-6DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4977717PMC
August 2016
32 Reads
5 Citations
2.613 Impact Factor

Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum isolates from uncomplicated malaria cases in Ghana over a decade.

Authors:
Nancy O Duah Sena A Matrevi Neils B Quashie Benjamin Abuaku Kwadwo A Koram

Parasit Vectors 2016 07 26;9(1):416. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Epidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG581, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1692-1DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4962487PMC
July 2016
6 Reads
7 Citations
3.430 Impact Factor

Antitrypanosomal Activities and Mechanisms of Action of Novel Tetracyclic Iridoids from Morinda lucida Benth.

Authors:
Kofi D Kwofie Nguyen Huu Tung Mitsuko Suzuki-Ohashi Michael Amoa-Bosompem Richard Adegle Maxwell M Sakyiamah Frederick Ayertey Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu Isaac Tuffour Philip Atchoglo Kwadwo K Frempong William K Anyan Takuhiro Uto Osamu Morinaga Taizo Yamashita Frederic Aboagye Alfred A Appiah Regina Appiah-Opong Alexander K Nyarko Yasuchika Yamaguchi Dominic Edoh Kwadwo A Koram Shoji Yamaoka Daniel A Boakye Nobuo Ohta Yukihiro Shoyama Irene Ayi

Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2016 06 23;60(6):3283-90. Epub 2016 May 23.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01916-15DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4879371PMC
June 2016
76 Reads
2 Citations
4.480 Impact Factor

Within-host competition and drug resistance in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

Authors:
Mary Bushman Lindsay Morton Nancy Duah Neils Quashie Benjamin Abuaku Kwadwo A Koram Pedro Rafael Dimbu Mateusz Plucinski Julie Gutman Peter Lyaruu S Patrick Kachur Jacobus C de Roode Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

Proc Biol Sci 2016 Mar;283(1826):20153038

Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.3038DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810865PMC
March 2016
30 Reads
8 Citations
5.051 Impact Factor

Measurement of ex vivo ELISpot interferon-gamma recall responses to Plasmodium falciparum AMA1 and CSP in Ghanaian adults with natural exposure to malaria.

Authors:
Harini Ganeshan Kwadwo A Kusi Dorothy Anum Michael R Hollingdale Bjoern Peters Yohan Kim John K A Tetteh Michael F Ofori Ben A Gyan Kwadwo A Koram Jun Huang Maria Belmonte Jo Glenna Banania Daniel Dodoo Eileen Villasante Martha Sedegah

Malar J 2016 Feb 1;15:55. Epub 2016 Feb 1.

Malaria Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1098-8DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736649PMC
February 2016
27 Reads
3.110 Impact Factor

Measuring regional and district variations in the incidence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in Ghana: challenges, opportunities and implications for maternal and newborn health policy and programmes.

Authors:
Edward Antwi Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch Gloria Quansah Asare Kwadwo A Koram Diederick Grobbee Irene A Agyepong

Trop Med Int Health 2016 Jan 16;21(1):93-100. Epub 2015 Nov 16.

Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12626DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4737319PMC
January 2016
15 Reads
1 Citation
2.330 Impact Factor

Anti-trypanosomal activity of diarylheptanoids isolated from the bark of Alnus japonica.

Authors:
Nguyen Huu Tung Mitsuko Suzuki Takuhiro Uto Osamu Morinaga Kofi D Kwofie Naa Ammah Kwadwo A Koram Frederic Aboagye Dominic Edoh Taizo Yamashita Yasuchika Yamaguchi Takao Setsu Shoji Yamaoka Nobuo Ohta Yukihiro Shoyama

Am J Chin Med 2014 1;42(5):1245-60. Epub 2014 Sep 1.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki International University, Sasebo, Nagasaki 859-3298, Japan.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X14500785DOI Listing
March 2015
20 Reads
3 Citations
2.625 Impact Factor

Measuring naturally acquired ex vivo IFN-γ responses to Plasmodium falciparum cell-traversal protein for ookinetes and sporozoites (CelTOS) in Ghanaian adults.

Authors:
Dorothy Anum Kwadwo A Kusi Harini Ganeshan Michael R Hollingdale Michael F Ofori Kwadwo A Koram Ben A Gyan Susan Adu-Amankwah Edem Badji Jun Huang Maria Belmonte Glenna J Banania Theophilus B Kwofie Eileen Villasante Daniel Dodoo Martha Sedegah

Malar J 2015 Jan 21;14:20. Epub 2015 Jan 21.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-014-0539-5DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4308902PMC
January 2015
27 Reads
4 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Dynamics of the antibody response to Plasmodium falciparum infection in African children.

Authors:
Michael T White Jamie T Griffin Onome Akpogheneta David J Conway Kwadwo A Koram Eleanor M Riley Azra C Ghani

J Infect Dis 2014 Oct 8;210(7):1115-22. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Imperial College London.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu219DOI Listing
October 2014
12 Reads
37 Citations
6.000 Impact Factor

Patterns of cardiovascular disease mortality in Ghana: a 5-year review of autopsy cases at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.

Authors:
Olutobi A Sanuade John K Anarfi Ama de-Graft Aikins Kwadwo A Koram

Ethn Dis 2014 ;24(1):55-9

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April 2014
20 Reads
6 Citations
0.921 Impact Factor

Biochemical and hematologic parameters for children in the middle belt of Ghana.

Authors:
David K Dosoo Kwaku P Asante Kingsley Kayan Dennis Adu-Gyasi Kingsley Osei-Kwakye Emmanuel Mahama Samuel Danso Stephen Amenga-Etego Philip Bilson Kwadwo A Koram Seth Owusu-Agyei

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 Apr 3;90(4):767-73. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service, Kintampo, Ghana; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0098DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973528PMC
April 2014
60 Reads
5 Citations
2.700 Impact Factor

Anti-sporozoite antibodies as alternative markers for malaria transmission intensity estimation.

Authors:
Kwadwo A Kusi Samuel Bosomprah Daniel Dodoo Eric Kyei-Baafour Emmanuel K Dickson Daniel Mensah Evelina Angov Sheetij Dutta Martha Sedegah Kwadwo A Koram

Malar J 2014 Mar 17;13:103. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

Department of Immunology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-103DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995447PMC
March 2014
20 Reads
16 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

A SYBR Green 1-based in vitro test of susceptibility of Ghanaian Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates to a panel of anti-malarial drugs.

Authors:
Neils B Quashie Nancy O Duah Benjamin Abuaku Lydia Quaye Ruth Ayanful-Torgby George A Akwoviah Margaret Kweku Jacob D Johnson Naomi W Lucchi Venkatachalam Udhayakumar Christopher Duplessis Karl C Kronmann Kwadwo A Koram

Malar J 2013 Dec 17;12:450. Epub 2013 Dec 17.

Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-450DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3878558PMC
December 2013
28 Reads
11 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Co-evolution of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I ligands with killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) in a genetically diverse population of sub-Saharan Africans.

Authors:
Paul J Norman Jill A Hollenbach Neda Nemat-Gorgani Lisbeth A Guethlein Hugo G Hilton Marcelo J Pando Kwadwo A Koram Eleanor M Riley Laurent Abi-Rached Peter Parham

PLoS Genet 2013 Oct 31;9(10):e1003938. Epub 2013 Oct 31.

Departments of Structural Biology and Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003938DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814319PMC
October 2013
51 Reads
32 Citations

Increased pfmdr1 gene copy number and the decline in pfcrt and pfmdr1 resistance alleles in Ghanaian Plasmodium falciparum isolates after the change of anti-malarial drug treatment policy.

Authors:
Nancy O Duah Sena A Matrevi Dziedzom K de Souza Daniel D Binnah Mary M Tamakloe Vera S Opoku Christiana O Onwona Charles A Narh Neils B Quashie Benjamin Abuaku Christopher Duplessis Karl C Kronmann Kwadwo A Koram

Malar J 2013 Oct 30;12:377. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Epidemiology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, PO Box LG581, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-12-377DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3819684PMC
October 2013
49 Reads
20 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Impact of treating young children with antimalarials with or without antibiotics on morbidity: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Ghana.

Authors:
Margaret A Chinbuah Martin Adjuik Frank Cobelens Kwadwo A Koram Mercy Abbey Margaret Gyapong Piet A Kager John O Gyapong

Int Health 2013 Sep;5(3):228-35

Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, PM Bag 190, Accra, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/iht021DOI Listing
September 2013
10 Reads
2 Citations

Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine 5 years after the change of malaria treatment policy in Ghana.

Authors:
Nancy O Duah Neils B Quashie Benjamin K Abuaku Peter J Sebeny Karl C Kronmann Kwadwo A Koram

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012 Dec 8;87(6):996-1003. Epub 2012 Oct 8.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0202DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516103PMC
December 2012
7 Reads
12 Citations
2.700 Impact Factor

Haplotype analyses of haemoglobin C and haemoglobin S and the dynamics of the evolutionary response to malaria in Kassena-Nankana District of Ghana.

Authors:
Anita Ghansah Kirk A Rockett Taane G Clark Michael D Wilson Kwadwo A Koram Abraham R Oduro Lucas Amenga-Etego Thomas Anyorigiya Abraham Hodgson Paul Milligan William O Rogers Dominic P Kwiatkowski

PLoS One 2012 10;7(4):e34565. Epub 2012 Apr 10.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0034565PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323552PMC
October 2012
32 Reads
4 Citations
3.234 Impact Factor

Haematological and biochemical reference values for healthy adults in the middle belt of Ghana.

Authors:
David K Dosoo Kingsley Kayan Dennis Adu-Gyasi Evans Kwara Josephine Ocran Kingsley Osei-Kwakye Emmanuel Mahama Stephen Amenga-Etego Philip Bilson Kwaku P Asante Kwadwo A Koram Seth Owusu-Agyei

PLoS One 2012 27;7(4):e36308. Epub 2012 Apr 27.

Kintampo Health Research Centre, Kintampo, Ghana.

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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0036308PLOS
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3338654PMC
September 2012
21 Reads
22 Citations
3.234 Impact Factor

Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum antigens and the risk of clinical malaria in endemic populations.

Authors:
Kwadwo A Koram

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2011 Nov;9(11):987-91

Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, PO Box LG581, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/eri.11.128DOI Listing
November 2011
2 Reads
3.461 Impact Factor

Measuring naturally acquired immune responses to candidate malaria vaccine antigens in Ghanaian adults.

Authors:
Daniel Dodoo Michael R Hollingdale Dorothy Anum Kwadwo A Koram Ben Gyan Bartholomew D Akanmori Josephine Ocran Susan Adu-Amankwah Harini Geneshan Esteban Abot Jennylyn Legano Glenna Banania Renato Sayo Donald Brambilla Sanjai Kumar Denise L Doolan William O Rogers Judith Epstein Thomas L Richie Martha Sedegah

Malar J 2011 Jun 20;10:168. Epub 2011 Jun 20.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/bitstream/handle/123456789/5793/147
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http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/168
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-168DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132199PMC
June 2011
48 Reads
19 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Antibody levels to multiple malaria vaccine candidate antigens in relation to clinical malaria episodes in children in the Kasena-Nankana district of Northern Ghana.

Authors:
Daniel Dodoo Frank Atuguba Samuel Bosomprah Nana Akosua Ansah Patrick Ansah Helena Lamptey Beverly Egyir Abraham R Oduro Ben Gyan Abraham Hodgson Kwadwo A Koram

Malar J 2011 May 1;10:108. Epub 2011 May 1.

Department of Immunology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-108DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3101166PMC
May 2011
54 Reads
19 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Two-year evaluation of Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Children (IPTc) combined with timely home treatment for malaria control in Ghana.

Authors:
Collins K Ahorlu Kwadwo A Koram Atsu Seake-Kwawu Mitchell G Weiss

Malar J 2011 May 15;10:127. Epub 2011 May 15.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Box LG581, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-127DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3117750PMC
May 2011
6 Reads
9 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Selective sweeps and genetic lineages of Plasmodium falciparum drug -resistant alleles in Ghana.

Authors:
Md Tauqeer Alam Dziedzom K de Souza Sumiti Vinayak Sean M Griffing Amanda C Poe Nancy O Duah Anita Ghansah Kwame Asamoa Laurence Slutsker Michael D Wilson John W Barnwell Venkatachalam Udhayakumar Kwadwo A Koram

J Infect Dis 2011 Jan;203(2):220-7

Malaria Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiq038DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3071065PMC
January 2011
18 Reads
36 Citations
6.000 Impact Factor

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-based intermittent preventive treatment, bed net use, and antenatal care during pregnancy: demographic trends and impact on the health of newborns in the Kassena Nankana District, northeastern Ghana.

Authors:
Abraham R Oduro David J Fryauff Kwadwo A Koram William O Rogers Francis Anto Frank Atuguba Thomas Anyorigiya Martin Adjuik Patrick Ansah Abraham Hodgson Francis Nkrumah

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2010 Jul;83(1):79-89

Navrongo Health Research Center, Navrongo, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0066DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912580PMC
July 2010
23 Reads
4 Citations
2.700 Impact Factor

Malaria vaccine development: an endemic country perspective.

Authors:
Kwadwo A Koram Ben A Gyan

Hum Vaccin 2010 Jan 24;6(1):12-6. Epub 2010 Jan 24.

Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/hv.6.1.9605DOI Listing
January 2010
6 Reads
1 Citation
3.643 Impact Factor

Effectiveness of combined intermittent preventive treatment for children and timely home treatment for malaria control.

Authors:
Collins K Ahorlu Kwadwo A Koram Atsu K Seakey Mitchell G Weiss

Malar J 2009 Dec 11;8:292. Epub 2009 Dec 11.

Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Box LG581, Legon, Ghana.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-292DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797018PMC
December 2009
5 Reads
14 Citations
3.110 Impact Factor

Perceptions, attitudes and acceptance of aretemisinin combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in ghana.

Authors:
Kwadwo A Koram

Ghana Med J 2009 Sep;43(3):98

Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2810240PMC
September 2009
3 Reads

Positive selection of a CD36 nonsense variant in sub-Saharan Africa, but no association with severe malaria phenotypes.

Authors:
Andrew E Fry Anita Ghansa Kerrin S Small Alejandro Palma Sarah Auburn Mahamadou Diakite Angela Green Susana Campino Yik Y Teo Taane G Clark Anna E Jeffreys Jonathan Wilson Muminatou Jallow Fatou Sisay-Joof Margaret Pinder Michael J Griffiths Norbert Peshu Thomas N Williams Charles R Newton Kevin Marsh Malcolm E Molyneux Terrie E Taylor Kwadwo A Koram Abraham R Oduro William O Rogers Kirk A Rockett Pardis C Sabeti Dominic P Kwiatkowski

Hum Mol Genet 2009 Jul 29;18(14):2683-92. Epub 2009 Apr 29.

Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddp192DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2701331PMC
July 2009
177 Reads
27 Citations
6.393 Impact Factor

Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa.

Authors:
Muminatou Jallow Yik Ying Teo Kerrin S Small Kirk A Rockett Panos Deloukas Taane G Clark Katja Kivinen Kalifa A Bojang David J Conway Margaret Pinder Giorgio Sirugo Fatou Sisay-Joof Stanley Usen Sarah Auburn Suzannah J Bumpstead Susana Campino Alison Coffey Andrew Dunham Andrew E Fry Angela Green Rhian Gwilliam Sarah E Hunt Michael Inouye Anna E Jeffreys Alieu Mendy Aarno Palotie Simon Potter Jiannis Ragoussis Jane Rogers Kate Rowlands Elilan Somaskantharajah Pamela Whittaker Claire Widden Peter Donnelly Bryan Howie Jonathan Marchini Andrew Morris Miguel SanJoaquin Eric Akum Achidi Tsiri Agbenyega Angela Allen Olukemi Amodu Patrick Corran Abdoulaye Djimde Amagana Dolo Ogobara K Doumbo Chris Drakeley Sarah Dunstan Jennifer Evans Jeremy Farrar Deepika Fernando Tran Tinh Hien Rolf D Horstmann Muntaser Ibrahim Nadira Karunaweera Gilbert Kokwaro Kwadwo A Koram Martha Lemnge Julie Makani Kevin Marsh Pascal Michon David Modiano Malcolm E Molyneux Ivo Mueller Michael Parker Norbert Peshu Christopher V Plowe Odile Puijalon John Reeder Hugh Reyburn Eleanor M Riley Anavaj Sakuntabhai Pratap Singhasivanon Sodiomon Sirima Adama Tall Terrie E Taylor Mahamadou Thera Marita Troye-Blomberg Thomas N Williams Michael Wilson Dominic P Kwiatkowski

Nat Genet 2009 Jun 24;41(6):657-65. Epub 2009 May 24.

MRC Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, Gambia.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.388DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889040PMC
June 2009
151 Reads
169 Citations
29.352 Impact Factor

Meiotic recombination generates rich diversity in NK cell receptor genes, alleles, and haplotypes.

Authors:
Paul J Norman Laurent Abi-Rached Ketevan Gendzekhadze John A Hammond Achim K Moesta Deepti Sharma Thorsten Graef Karina L McQueen Lisbeth A Guethlein Christine V F Carrington Dasdayanee Chandanayingyong Yih-Hsin Chang Catalina Crespí Güher Saruhan-Direskeneli Kamran Hameed Giorgi Kamkamidze Kwadwo A Koram Zulay Layrisse Nuria Matamoros Joan Milà Myoung Hee Park Ramasamy M Pitchappan D Dan Ramdath Ming-Yuh Shiau Henry A F Stephens Siske Struik Dolly Tyan David H Verity Robert W Vaughan Ronald W Davis Patricia A Fraser Eleanor M Riley Mostafa Ronaghi Peter Parham

Genome Res 2009 May;19(5):757-69

Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gr.085738.108DOI Listing
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675964PMC
May 2009
71 Reads
42 Citations
14.630 Impact Factor

Association of the GNAS locus with severe malaria.

Authors:
Sarah Auburn Mahamadou Diakite Andrew E Fry Anita Ghansah Susana Campino Anna Richardson Muminatou Jallow Fatou Sisay-Joof Margaret Pinder Michael J Griffiths Norbert Peshu Thomas N Williams Kevin Marsh Malcolm E Molyneux Terrie E Taylor Kwadwo A Koram Abraham R Oduro William O Rogers Kirk A Rockett Kasturi Haldar Dominic P Kwiatkowski

Hum Genet 2008 Dec 26;124(5):499-506. Epub 2008 Oct 26.

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