Iruka N Okeke

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ORCID 0000-0002-1694-7587

Publications

Citations

2,103

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Publications

18 works in the graph, newest first.

Six ways to empower African research and development for health
2026Nature HealthJournalOpen access1 citations10.1038/s44360-025-00015-8
Mortality and Length of Stay Associated With Community-Acquired Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections: An Observational Study in 9 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
2026Clinical Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access0 citations10.1093/cid/ciag275
Investigation of mobile genetic elements and their association with antibiotic resistance genes in clinical pathogens worldwide
2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen access17 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0330304
SeqAfrica: empowering Africa’s fight against antimicrobial resistance through genomics
2025Frontiers in Public HealthJournalOpen access8 citations10.3389/fpubh.2025.1716498
Prospective characterisation of drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Africa and Asia (ACORN2): a surveillance network assessment
2025The Lancet MicrobeJournalOpen access4 citations10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101228
Genomic characterization of foodborne Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from Saboba district and Bolgatanga Municipality Ghana
2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding6 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0315583
Genomic analysis of Salmonella enterica from cattle, beef and humans in the Greater Tamale Metropolis of Ghana
2025PLoS ONEJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding3 citations10.1371/journal.pone.0325048
The genomic surveillance gap: averting the antimicrobial resistance pandemic requires global equity and action
2025The Lancet Infectious DiseasesJournal1 citations10.1016/s1473-3099(25)00723-6
Factors associated with positive blood cultures in children in nine African and Asian countries: the ACORN2 surveillance network
2025BMJ Global HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020448
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
2024The Lancet Global HealthJournalOpen access64 citations10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00007-x
Enhancing clinical microbiology for genomic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance implementation in Africa
2024Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection ControlJournalOpen access32 citations10.1186/s13756-024-01472-8
Recovery of clinically relevant multidrug‐resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae lineages from wastewater in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana
2024Environmental Microbiology ReportsJournalOpen accessSenior author5 citations10.1111/1758-2229.70018
Genomics for public health and international surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
2023The Lancet MicrobeJournalOpen access83 citations10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00283-5
Genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance to support infection prevention and control in health-care facilities
2023The Lancet MicrobeJournalOpen access65 citations10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00282-3
Evidence review and recommendations for the implementation of genomics for antimicrobial resistance surveillance: reports from an international expert group
2023The Lancet MicrobeJournalOpen access44 citations10.1016/s2666-5247(23)00281-1
Characterization of Typhoid Intestinal Perforation in Africa: Results From the Severe Typhoid Fever Surveillance in Africa Program
2023Open Forum Infectious DiseasesJournalOpen access13 citations10.1093/ofid/ofad138
ACORN (A Clinically-Oriented Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network) II: protocol for case based antimicrobial resistance surveillance
2023Wellcome Open ResearchJournalOpen access10 citations10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19210.2
Whole genomes from bacteria collected at diagnostic units around the world 2020
2023Scientific DataPublicationOpen access9 citations10.1038/s41597-023-02502-7