Characterization of secondary bacterial infections in Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana: a focus on antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Abigail Opoku Boadi, Charity Wiafe Akenten, Thorsten Thye, Nancy Ackam, Michael Nkrumah-Appau, Morrah Oppong, Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah, Victoria Sogbo, Evelyn Natashia Ayinpoka Ayinlooya, Cynthia Kyerewaa Adu-Asiamah, Bernadette Agbavor, Abigail Agbanyo, Wibke Loag, Neyaz Ahmed Khan, Stefan Berg, Augustina Angelina Sylverken, Jürgen May, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Denise Dekker, Richard Odame Phillips

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0
Published: 2026-07-08
Container: BMC Infectious Diseases
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0,
  title = {Characterization of secondary bacterial infections in Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana: a focus on antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus},
  author = {Abigail Opoku Boadi and Charity Wiafe Akenten and Thorsten Thye and Nancy Ackam and Michael Nkrumah-Appau and Morrah Oppong and Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah and Victoria Sogbo and Evelyn Natashia Ayinpoka Ayinlooya and Cynthia Kyerewaa Adu-Asiamah and Bernadette Agbavor and Abigail Agbanyo and Wibke Loag and Neyaz Ahmed Khan and Stefan Berg and Augustina Angelina Sylverken and Jürgen May and Yaw Ampem Amoako and Denise Dekker and Richard Odame Phillips},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Characterization of secondary bacterial infections in Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana: a focus on antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus
AU  - Abigail Opoku Boadi
AU  - Charity Wiafe Akenten
AU  - Thorsten Thye
AU  - Nancy Ackam
AU  - Michael Nkrumah-Appau
AU  - Morrah Oppong
AU  - Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah
AU  - Victoria Sogbo
AU  - Evelyn Natashia Ayinpoka Ayinlooya
AU  - Cynthia Kyerewaa Adu-Asiamah
AU  - Bernadette Agbavor
AU  - Abigail Agbanyo
AU  - Wibke Loag
AU  - Neyaz Ahmed Khan
AU  - Stefan Berg
AU  - Augustina Angelina Sylverken
AU  - Jürgen May
AU  - Yaw Ampem Amoako
AU  - Denise Dekker
AU  - Richard Odame Phillips
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0
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Boadi, A. O., Akenten, C. W., Thye, T., Ackam, N., Nkrumah-Appau, M., Oppong, M., Ahiatrogah, D. K., Sogbo, V., Ayinlooya, E. N. A., Adu-Asiamah, C. K., Agbavor, B., Agbanyo, A., Loag, W., Khan, N. A., Berg, S., Sylverken, A. A., May, J., Amoako, Y. A., Dekker, D., & Phillips, R. O. (2026). Characterization of secondary bacterial infections in Buruli ulcer disease in Ghana: a focus on antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13986-0

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