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  1. Detection of adverse events of transfusion in a teaching hospital in Ghana

    Article • Transfusion Medicine, January 2017, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori, imelda bates

  2. Effect of Plasmodium inactivation in whole blood on the incidence of blood transfusion-transmitted malaria in endemic regions: the African Investigation of the Mirasol System (AIMS) randomised controlled trial

    Article • The Lancet, April 2016, Elsevier

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori, Professor Raymond Goodrich

  3. A novel strategy for screening

    Article • Transfusion Medicine, February 2016, Wiley

    Mr Francis Sarkodie, DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  4. Syphilis screening practices in blood transfusion facilities in Ghana

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, February 2016, Elsevier

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  5. Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals Frequent Opportunities for Exposure to Hepatitis C Virus in Ghana

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2015, PLOS

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  6. Spleen removal in sickle cell disease

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2015, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  7. Treatment of Whole Blood With Riboflavin and UV Light

    Article • Shock, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori, Professor Raymond Goodrich

  8. Malaria spread through blood transfusion

    Article • ISBT Science Series, April 2015, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  9. Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease

    Article • November 2014, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  10. Fourteen-year experience of a tertiary hospital transfusion committee in West Africa

    Article • Transfusion, May 2014, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  11. Haematological Diseases in the Tropics

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori, imelda bates

  12. Culturally relevant communication interventions to promote voluntary blood donations in Ghana: an observational, interview-based study

    Article • The Lancet, October 2013, Elsevier

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  13. Culturally relevant communication interventions to promote voluntary blood donations in Ghana: an observational, interview-based study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, October 2013, Elsevier

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  14. Splenectomy versus conservative management for acute sequestration crises in people with sickle cell disease

    Article • May 2013, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  15. Can family or replacement blood donors become regular volunteer donors?

    Article • Transfusion, April 2013, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  16. Hepatitis B Virus Infection Does Not Significantly Influence Plasmodium Parasite Density in Asymptomatic Infections in Ghanaian Transfusion Recipients

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  17. Investigating the prevalence of transfusion transmission of Plasmodium within a hyperendemic blood donation system

    Article • Transfusion, November 2012, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  18. Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease

    Article • September 2012, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  19. External Financial Aid to Blood Transfusion Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Need for Reflection

    Article • PLoS Medicine, September 2012, PLOS

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori, Albert Farrugia

  20. Human herpesvirus 8 transfusion transmission in Ghana, an endemic region of West Africa

    Article • Transfusion, March 2012, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  21. Relative safety of first-time volunteer and replacement donors in West Africa

    Article • Transfusion, February 2010, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  22. Prevalence of persistent and latent viruses in untreated patients infected with HIV-1 from Ghana, West Africa

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, November 2009, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  23. Deferred donor care in a regional hospital blood center in Ghana

    Article • Transfusion, April 2009, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  24. Seroprevalence of West Nile Virus in Ghana

    Article • Viral Immunology, February 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  25. A pool of repeat blood donors can be generated with little expense to the blood center in sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Transfusion, April 2008, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  26. Protective effect of HLA-B57 on HCV genotype 2 infection in a West African population

    Article • Journal of Medical Virology, June 2007, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  27. Effects of transfusion on human erythrovirus B19-susceptible or -infected pediatric recipients in a genotype 3?endemic area

    Article • Transfusion, September 2006, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  28. GB virus C genotype 1 is rarely transmitted vertically but acquired during infancy in West Africa

    Article • AIDS, June 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  29. GB virus C and HIV-1 RNA load in single virus and co-infected West African individuals

    Article • AIDS, February 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  30. Atovaquone-proguanil for treating uncomplicated malaria

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, October 2005, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  31. Predonation testing of potential blood donors in resource-restricted settings

    Article • Transfusion, September 2005, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  32. Predonation screening of blood donors with rapid tests: implementation and efficacy of a novel approach to blood safety in resource-poor settings

    Article • Transfusion, February 2005, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  33. Multiplex real-time quantitative RT-PCR assay for hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1

    Article • Journal of Virological Methods, June 2004, Elsevier

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  34. Blood Transfusion in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine, March 2004, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  35. Splenectomy versus conservative management for acute sequestration crises in people with sickle cell disease

    Article • October 2002, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori

  36. Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease

    Article • July 2002, Wiley

    DR MRS Shirley Owusu-Ofori