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Francis Opoku Agyapong
Department of Clinical MicrobiologyLife SciencesHealth Sciences

Francis Opoku Agyapong

11 Publications5 Research Themes10 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on integrating epidemiological studies of febrile disorders such as typhoid fever, SARS-CoV-2 detection, malaria research, antibiotic use, and public health strategies around COVID-19, aiming to advance understanding of infectious diseases and their management.

Key Research Themes (5)
Life Sciences

Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Health Sciences

COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

Health Sciences

Malaria Research and Control

Life Sciences

Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology

Health Sciences

SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Publications (11)

Risk Factors for Typhoid Fever: Systematic Review

Open Access
2025Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.2196/67544

Risk Factors for Typhoid Fever: Systematic Review (Preprint)

2024Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.2196/preprints.67544

Risk factors for typhoid fever: A desk review

Open Access
2024Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.1101/2024.09.10.24313440

Incidence of typhoid fever in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, and Nigeria (the Severe Typhoid in Africa programme): a population-based study

Open Access
2024Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00007-x

Comparative Analysis of SARS-Cov-2 Detection Using Viral Swab in Viral Transport Medium Against Cotton Swab in 0.9% Normal Saline

Open Access
2023COVID-19 diagnosis using AIDOI: 10.36108/gjoboh/3202.20.0240

Microbial Organisms in the Lower Respiratory Tract Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Ghana

Open Access
2023Antibiotic Use and ResistanceDOI: 10.3390/covid3040033

Comparable Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Sputum and Oropharyngeal Swab Samples of Suspected COVID-19 Patients

Open Access
2022SARS-CoV-2 detection and testingDOI: 10.3390/covid2070062

The Severe Typhoid in Africa Program: Incidences Of Typhoid Fever in Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, And Nigeria

Open Access
2022Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyDOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4292849

Determining The Potential Value Of Salivary Plasmodium Falciparum Hisditine-Rich Protein 2 And Lactate Dehydrogenase As A Non-Invasive Test For Malaria

Open Access
2020Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-25926/v1

Determining the Potential Value of Salivary Plasmodium Falciparum Hisditine-Rich Protein 2 and Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Non-Invasive Test for Malaria

Open Access
2020Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.21203/rs.2.21809/v1

Diagnostic Performance of Blood Film Microscopy and PfHRP2-based RDT in a Routine Clinical Setting of a Secondary Health Facility in Ghana

Open Access
2019Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i430294
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Clinical Microbiology
Total Publications11
Research Themes5
Open Access Papers10

Department of Clinical Microbiology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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