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Bernard La Scola

Bernard La Scola

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Microbiology

D-Index
102
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46927
World Ranking
363
National Ranking
18

Overview

Bernard La Scola is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. Their research spans several areas within medicine and biological sciences, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and molecular biology. They have contributed to a substantial body of work related to the study and management of viral infections, especially concerning the SARS-CoV-2 virus responsible for COVID-19.

The main fields of study covered by La Scola's publications include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad domains, their subfields of specialization include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Endocrinology

The scientist's research topics focus primarily on:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Plant Virus Research Studies

Bernard La Scola has published in several frequently targeted scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Viruses
  • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "RETRACTED: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial" (2020), International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • "Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial" (2020), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Viral RNA load as determined by cell culture as a management tool for discharge of SARS-CoV-2 patients from infectious disease wards" (2020), European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • "Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study" (2020), Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • "Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France" (2020), Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

The scientist collaborates frequently with several other researchers, including:

  • Philippe Colson
  • Didier Raoult
  • Anthony Levasseur
  • Jean-Christophe Lagier
  • Céline Boschi

Best Publications

  • Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19: results of an open-label non-randomized clinical trial.

    Philippe Gautret;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Parola;Van Thuan Hoang

  • Ongoing Revolution in Bacteriology: Routine Identification of Bacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Piseth Seng;Michel Drancourt;Freédésrique Gouriet;Bernard La Scola

  • The 1.2-Megabase Genome Sequence of Mimivirus

    Didier Raoult;Stéphane Audic;Catherine Robert;Chantal Abergel

  • Microbial culturomics: paradigm shift in the human gut microbiome study

    J. C. Lagier;Fabrice Armougom;M. Million;P. Hugon

  • A Giant Virus in Amoebae

    Bernard La Scola;Stéphane Audic;Catherine Robert;Liang Jungang

  • Culture of previously uncultured members of the human gut microbiota by culturomics

    Jean-Christophe Lagier;Saber Khelaifia;Maryam Tidjani Alou;Sokhna Ndongo

  • Clinical and microbiological effect of a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in 80 COVID-19 patients with at least a six-day follow up: A pilot observational study.

    Philippe Gautret;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Parola;Van Thuan Hoang

  • Viral RNA load as determined by cell culture as a management tool for discharge of SARS-CoV-2 patients from infectious disease wards.

    Bernard La Scola;Marion Le Bideau;Julien Andreani;Van Thuan Hoang

  • The Rebirth of Culture in Microbiology through the Example of Culturomics To Study Human Gut Microbiota

    Jean-Christophe Lagier;Perrine Hugon;Saber Khelaifia;Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  • The Virophage as a Unique Parasite of the Giant Mimivirus

    Bernard La Scola;Christelle Desnues;Isabelle Pagnier;Catherine Robert

  • Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsioses: current approaches to diagnosis of old and new rickettsial diseases

    B La Scola;D Raoult

  • Cultivation of the Bacillus of Whipple's Disease

    Didier Raoult;Marie L. Birg;Bernard La Scola;Pierre E. Fournier

  • Giant Marseillevirus highlights the role of amoebae as a melting pot in emergence of chimeric microorganisms

    Mickaël Boyer;Natalya Yutin;Isabelle Pagnier;Lina Barrassi

  • Early treatment of COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin: A retrospective analysis of 1061 cases in Marseille, France.

    Matthieu Million;Jean Christophe Lagier;Philippe Gautret;Philippe Colson

  • Direct Identification of Bacteria in Positive Blood Culture Bottles by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Bernard La Scola;Didier Raoult

  • Sequencing of the rpoB Gene and Flanking Spacers for Molecular Identification of Acinetobacter Species

    Bernard La Scola;Vijay A. K. B. Gundi;Atieh Khamis;Didier Raoult

  • MALDI-TOF-mass spectrometry applications in clinical microbiology.

    Piseth Seng;Jean-Marc Rolain;Pierre Edouard Fournier;Bernard La Scola

  • Identification of Rare Pathogenic Bacteria in a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Impact of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry

    Piseth Seng;Cedric Abat;Jean Marc Rolain;Philippe Colson

  • Gene-sequence-based criteria for species definition in bacteriology: the Bartonella paradigm

    Bernard La Scola;Zaher Zeaiter;Atieh Khamis;Didier Raoult

  • Serological cross-reactions between Bartonella quintana, Bartonella henselae, and Coxiella burnetii.

    B La Scola;D Raoult

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Philippe Colson
Philippe Colson Aix-Marseille University
Anthony Levasseur
Anthony Levasseur University of Montreal
Catherine Robert
Catherine Robert Aix-Marseille University
Pierre-Edouard Fournier
Pierre-Edouard Fournier Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Marc Rolain
Jean-Marc Rolain Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Christophe Lagier
Jean-Christophe Lagier Aix-Marseille University
Erna Geessien Kroon
Erna Geessien Kroon Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Philippe Brouqui
Philippe Brouqui Aix-Marseille University
Michel Drancourt
Michel Drancourt Aix-Marseille University

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