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Samuel Blay Nguah
Researcher at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Publications - 64
Citations - 2573
Samuel Blay Nguah is an academic researcher from Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 51 publications receiving 2230 citations. Previous affiliations of Samuel Blay Nguah include Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
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Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial.
Arjen M. Dondorp,Caterina I. Fanello,Ilse C. E. Hendriksen,Ermelinda Gomes,Amir Seni,Kajal D. Chhaganlal,Kalifa Bojang,Rasaq Olaosebikan,Nkechinyere Anunobi,Kathryn Maitland,Esther Kivaya,Tsiri Agbenyega,Samuel Blay Nguah,Jennifer R Evans,Samwel Gesase,Catherine Kahabuka,George Mtove,Behzad Nadjm,Jacqueline L. Deen,Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire,Margaret Nansumba,Corine Karema,Noella Umulisa,Aline Uwimana,Olugbenga A. Mokuolu,Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin,W B Johnson,Antoinette Tshefu,Marie A. Onyamboko,Tharisara Sakulthaew,Wirichada Pan Ngum,Kamolrat Silamut,Kasia Stepniewska,Charles J. Woodrow,D. Bethell,Bridget Wills,Martina Oneko,Tim E. A. Peto,Lorenz von Seidlein,Nicholas P. J. Day,Nicholas J. White +40 more
TL;DR: Parenteral artesunate should replace quinine as the treatment of choice for severe falciparum malaria worldwide, according to evidence from Asia, and substantially reduces mortality in African children with severe malaria.
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Genome-wide association study indicates two novel resistance loci for severe malaria.
Christian Timmann,Thorsten Thye,Maren Vens,Jennifer Evans,Jürgen May,Christa Ehmen,Jürgen Sievertsen,Birgit Muntau,Gerd Ruge,Wibke Loag,Daniel Ansong,Sampson Antwi,Emanuel Asafo-Adjei,Samuel Blay Nguah,Kingsley Osei Kwakye,Alex Osei Yaw Akoto,Justice Sylverken,Michael Brendel,Kathrin Schuldt,Christina Loley,Andre Franke,Christian Meyer,Tsiri Agbenyega,Andreas Ziegler,Rolf D. Horstmann +24 more
TL;DR: Two previously unknown loci associated with severe falciparum malaria in patients and controls from Ghana, West Africa are identified and underline the potential of the GWA approach to provide candidates for the development of control measures against infectious diseases in humans.
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Effect of the Affordable Medicines Facility—malaria (AMFm) on the availability, price, and market share of quality-assured artemisinin-based combination therapies in seven countries: a before-and-after analysis of outlet survey data
Sarah Tougher,Yazoume Ye,John H Amuasi,John H Amuasi,Idrissa A Kourgueni,Rebecca Thomson,Rebecca Thomson,Catherine Goodman,Andrea G Mann,Ruilin Ren,Barbara Willey,Catherine A Adegoke,Abdinasir A Amin,Daniel Ansong,Daniel Ansong,Katia Bruxvoort,Katia Bruxvoort,Diadier Diallo,Graciela Diap,Charles Festo,Boniface Johanes,Elizabeth Juma,Admirabilis Kalolella,Oumarou Malam,Blessing Mberu,Salif Ndiaye,Samuel Blay Nguah,Moctar Seydou,Mark Taylor,Mark Taylor,Mark Taylor,Sergio Torres Rueda,Marilyn Wamukoya,Fred Arnold,Kara Hanson +34 more
TL;DR: Subsidies combined with supporting interventions can be effective in rapidly improving availability, price, and market share of QAACTs, particularly in the private for-profit sector.
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Predicting the Clinical Outcome of Severe Falciparum Malaria in African Children: Findings From a Large Randomized Trial
Lorenz von Seidlein,Rasaq Olaosebikan,Ilse C. E. Hendriksen,Sue J. Lee,Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin,Tsiri Agbenyega,Samuel Blay Nguah,Kalifa Bojang,Jacqueline L. Deen,Jennifer Evans,Caterina I. Fanello,Ermelinda Gomes,Alínia José Pedro,Catherine Kahabuka,Corine Karema,Esther Kivaya,Kathryn Maitland,Olugbenga A. Mokuolu,George Mtove,Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire,Behzad Nadjm,Margaret Nansumba,Wirichada Pan Ngum,Marie A. Onyamboko,Hugh Reyburn,Tharisara Sakulthaew,Kamolrat Silamut,Antoinette Tshefu,Noella Umulisa,Samwel Gesase,Nicholas P. J. Day,Nicholas J. White,Arjen M. Dondorp +32 more
TL;DR: Four predictors were independently associated with an increased risk of death: acidosis, cerebral manifestations of malaria, elevated blood urea nitrogen, or signs of chronic illness.
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Hemoglobin estimation by the HemoCue® portable hemoglobin photometer in a resource poor setting
Bernard Nkrumah,Samuel Blay Nguah,Nimako Sarpong,Denise Dekker,Ali Idriss,Juergen May,Yaw Adu-Sarkodie +6 more
TL;DR: The HemoCue photometer is recommended for use as on-the-spot device for determining hemoglobin in resource poor setting after Pairwise analysis revealed that the hemoglobin determined by the HemOCue method was higher than that measured by the KX21N and Cyanmethemoglobin.