Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Microbiological profile of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Volta Region, Ghana

Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah
  • Dzifa Kofi Ahiatrogah
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Jude John Annan
  • Jude John Annan
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Linda Aurelia Ofori
  • Linda Aurelia Ofori
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Benedict Awudzi
  • Benedict Awudzi
  • Department of Microbiology Laboratory, Ho Teaching Hospital, Ho, Ghana.
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Alex Owusu-Ofori
  • Alex Owusu-Ofori
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Michael Owusu
  • Michael Owusu
  • Department of Medical Diagnostics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Augustina Angelina Sylverken
  • Augustina Angelina Sylverken
  • Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Kumasi, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 03 July 2021
  •  Accepted: 18 August 2021
  •  Published: 30 September 2021

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