Ama Kwabia

Research Interests: Host-microbe interactions; gastrointestinal, barrier & mucosal microbiomes, virulence factor evolution; antimicrobial resistance; maternal & neonatal populations.

Personal Interests: music performance & composition, visual arts, community-building.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Student Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Basic Science Departments

Recent Publications

Genomic epidemiology of Histoplasma in Africa

Journal Article mBio · September 10, 2025 ABSTRACT Histoplasmosis, the disease caused by thermally dimorphic fungi in the genus Histoplasma Full text Cite

Urinary Tract Infection Epidemiology in NICUs in the United States.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to characterize the incidence, associated clinical factors, timing of infection, microbiology, and incidence of concordant blood culture of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in very low birth weight (VLBW <1,500g) infants. STUDY ... Full text Link to item Cite

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