My research interests revolves around Malaria (eg. in-vitro studies), neglected tropical and infectious diseases (e.g. Schistosomiasis), in-vitro drug testing and resistance investigations, immunological protein interactions (protein-protein, protein-ligand and protein-cell) and genetic polymorphisms into host/receptors and pathogens.

Current projects
1. Genetic Variations in Schistosoma haematobium, Disease Severity and drug resistance in Ghana

2. The impact of Pathogens (Parasite, bacteria, virus and fungi) on Gross and Histomorphology of Postpartum Placenta

3. Investigation into Human complement deficiencies, polymorphism, protein interactions  and  infection (Parasitic, Bacterial, viral and fungi )

4. In-vitro testing of anti-microbial (eg.anti-parasitic) products and resistance tracking 

5.  Investigation into Plasmodium / Babesia / Theirlaria  species in Ghana

1.      Tetteh-Quarcoo, P. B., Forson, P. O., Amponsah, S. K., Ahenkorah, J., Opintan, J. A., Ocloo, J., Okine, E. N., Aryee, R., Afutu, E., Anang, A. K., & Ayeh-Kumi, P. F. (2020). Persistent Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Its Associated Morbidity in Endemic Communities within Southern Ghana: Suspected Praziquantel Resistance or Reinfection?. Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 8(1), 10. .  [First and Corresponding Author]

2.      Tetteh-Quarcoo, P. B., Akuetteh, B. K., Owusu, I. A., Quayson, S. E., Attah, S. K., Armah, R., Afutu, E., Afrah, A., Addo-Osafo, K., Smith, C., Gyasi, R. K., & Ayeh-Kumi, P. F. (2019). Cytological and Wet Mount Microscopic Observations Made in Urine of Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Children: Hint of the Implication in Bladder Cancer. The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology, 2019, 7912186. . https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7912186. [First and Corresponding Author]

3.      Forson PO, Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Ahenkorah J, Aryee R, Okine EN, Afutu E, Djameh GI, Agyapong J, Anang AK, Ayeh-Kumi PF. Ability of Vital and Fluorescent Staining in the Differentiation of Schistosoma haematobium Live and Dead Eggs. Med Sci (Basel). 2019 Apr 23;7(4):64. doi: 10.3390/medsci7040064. PMID: 31018598; PMCID: PMC6524036. [Corresponding Author] 

4.      Donkor, E. S., Kotey, F., Dayie, N., Duodu, S., Tetteh-Quarcoo, P. B., Osei, M. M., & Tette, E. (2019). Colonization of HIV-Infected Children with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 8(1), 35. doi:10.3390/pathogens8010035 

5.      John Ahenkorah, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo, Mercy A. Nuamah, et al., “The Impact of Plasmodium Infection on Placental Histomorphology: A Stereological Preliminary Study,” Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 2019, Article ID 2094560, 8 pages, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2094560. [Corresponding Author] 

6.     Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Isaac Anim-Baidoo, Simon Kwaku Attah, Bawa Abdul-Latif Baako, Japheth A Opintan,Andrew A Minamor, Mubarak Abdul-Rahman, Patrick F Ayeh-Kumi. Microbial Content of "Bowl Water" Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana. Int J Microbiol 2016 31;2016: 2617473. Epub 2016 Jul 31. [First and Corresponding Author]

7.     Patrick Ferdinand Ayeh-Kumi, Kantanka Addo-Osafo, Simon Kwaku Attah, Patience Borkor Tetteh-Quarcoo, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Georgina Awuah-Mensah, Harriet Naa Afia Abbey, Akua Forson,Momodou Cham, Listowell Asare, Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Richard Harry Asmah. Malaria, helminths and malnutrition: a cross-sectional survey of school children in the South-Tongu district of Ghana. BMC Res Notes 2016 27;9:242. Epub 2016 Apr 27.

8.     Kwabena O Duedu, Elizabeth A Yarnie, Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Simon K Attah, Eric S Donkor, Patrick F Ayeh-Kumi. A comparative survey of the prevalence of human parasites found in fresh vegetables sold in supermarkets and open-aired markets in Accra, Ghana. BMC Res Notes 2014 25;7:836. Epub 2014 Nov 25.

9.     Ayeh-Kumi PF, Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Duedu KO, Obeng AS, Addo-Osafo K, Mortu S and Asmah RH. A survey of pathogens associated with Cyperus esculentus L (tiger nuts) tubers sold in a sub-Saharan African city. BMC Reaerch notes. 2014. [Corresponding Author]

10.    Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Donkor ES, Attah SK, Duedu KO, Afutu E, Boamah I, Olu-Taiwo M, Anim-Baidoo I and Ayeh-Kumi PF.  Microbial Carriage of Cockroaches at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Ghana. Environmental Health Insights, 2013:7, 59–66.  [First Author]

11.    Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Attah SK, Donkor ES, Nyako M, Minamor AA, Afutu E, Hervie ET and Ayeh-Kumi PF. Urinary Schistosomiasis in Children—Still a Concern in Part of the Ghanaian Capital City.  Open Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2013: 3, 151-158. [First and Corresponding Author] 

12.    Donkor ES, Tetteh-Quarcoo PB. Nartey P and Agyeman IO. "Self-Medication Practices with Antibiotics among Tertiary Level Students in Accra, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study." Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2012:9(10), 3519-3529. 

13.    Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Schmidt CQ, Tham W-H, Hauhart RE, Mertens HDT, Rowe A, Atkinson JP, Cowman AF, Rowe AJ and Barlow PN. Lack of Evidence that Distinct Geographical Distribution of Knops Blood Group Polymorphisms in Complement Receptor-Type 1 are Driven by Malaria. PLoS ONE, 2012:7(4) ( PLoS ONE PONE-D-12-01197)  [First Author]  

14.    Tham W-H, Schmidt CQ, Hauhart RE, Guariento M, Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Lopaticki S, Atkinson JP, Barlow PN and Cowman AF. Plasmodium falciparum uses a key functional site in complement receptor type-1 for invasion of human erythrocytes. Blood, 2011:18, 118(7), 1923-33. Epub 2011 June 17.  

15.    Tham WH, Wilson DW, Lopaticki S, Schmidt CQ, Tetteh-Quarcoo PB, Barlow P N, Richard D, Corbin JE, Beeson JG and Cowman AF. Complement receptor 1 is the host erythrocyte receptor for Plasmodium falciparum PfRh4 invasion ligand. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2010:107(40), 17327-17332