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ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Joana Twasam, Kevin Kofi Adutwum-Ofosu, John Ahenkorah, Bismarck Afedo Hottor, Nicholas T K D Dayie, Peter Ofori Appiah, Emmanuel Afutu, Fleischer C N Kotey, Emilia Asuquo Udofia and 3 more

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Article in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Patience B Tetteh-QuarcooDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-3344-4869
Joana TwasamDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.
Kevin Kofi Adutwum-OfosuDepartment of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-3731-3399
John AhenkorahDepartment of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0617-5210
Bismarck Afedo HottorDepartment of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.
Nicholas T K D DayieDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-4491-6902
Peter Ofori AppiahDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0009-0008-4906-5522
Emmanuel AfutuDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.
Fleischer C N KoteyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-0286-3638
Emilia Asuquo UdofiaDepartment of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.
Nii Koney-Kwaku KoneyDepartment of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.
Benjamin Arko-BohamDepartment of Anatomy, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-6429-2186
Eric S DonkorDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra P.O. Box KB 4236, Ghana.

Funding

Application of Data Science to Build Research Capacity in Zoonoses and Food-Borne Infections in West AfricaUE5TW012566 · FIC · COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF GHANA · PI SAMPANE-DONKOR, ERIC · 2023 to 2025
$593k
FIC NIH HHS UE5 TW012566NIH HHS UE5TW012566
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background

aimThis study utilised stereology to assess histomorphological and functional alterations in term placentae of

methodsA hospital-based case-control study was conducted in Ghana. Of 237 screened women, 62 placentae were selected for analysis, comprising 31

resultsStereological assessment revealed significantly higher mean volume densities of syncytial knots in the study group (0.4755 ± 0.04) compared to the controls (0.3342 ± 0.04,

conclusion

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birthweightplacental histomorphologypregnancy complicationsSalmonella Typhistereology

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PMID40709995
PMCPMC12293789

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