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Francis Mégraud

Francis Mégraud

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Microbiology

D-Index
102
Citations
50896
World Ranking
361
National Ranking
17

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
60900
World Ranking
5252
National Ranking
146

Overview

Francis Mégraud is affiliated with the University of Bordeaux in France and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the field of gastroenterology with a strong focus on Helicobacter pylori-related studies. Their body of work encompasses a wide array of topics including gastric cancer management, gastroesophageal reflux treatments, and infectious diseases within both human and veterinary medicine.

They have published 244 papers in medicine with notable concentrations in the subfields of surgery, gastroenterology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, small animal studies, and infectious diseases.

Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Gastric cancer management and outcomes
  • Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Francis Mégraud are:

  • Javier P. Gisbert (59 joint publications)
  • Olga P. Nyssen (54 joint publications)
  • Antonio Gasbarrini (35 joint publications)
  • Luís Bujanda (34 joint publications)
  • Luı́s Rodrigo (33 joint publications)

They have published regularly in specific scientific journals and venues including:

  • Helicobacter (18 publications)
  • Gastroenterología y Hepatología (14 publications)
  • Gut (10 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (7 publications)
  • Antibiotics (7 publications)

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Francis Mégraud include:

  • "Management of Helicobacter pylori infection: the Maastricht VI/Florence consensus report," 2022, published in Gut
  • "Screening and eradication of Helicobacter pylori for gastric cancer prevention: the Taipei global consensus," 2020, published in Gut
  • "Global Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Incidence of Gastric Cancer Between 1980 and 2022," 2024, published in Gastroenterology
  • "Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics in Europe in 2018 and its relationship to antibiotic consumption in the community," 2021, published in Gut
  • "Vonoprazan Triple and Dual Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection in the United States and Europe: Randomized Clinical Trial," 2022, published in Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • Management of Helicobacter pylori infection—the Maastricht IV/ Florence Consensus Report

    Peter Malfertheiner;Francis Megraud;John Atherton;Anthony T R Axon

  • Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection - The Maastricht III Consensus Report

    Peter Malfertheiner;Francis Megraud;Colm O'Morain;Franco Bazzoli

  • Management of Helicobacter pylori infection—the Maastricht V/Florence Consensus Report

    P. Malfertheiner;F. Mégraud;C. O'Morain;Javier Gisbert

  • Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection--the Maastricht 2-2000 Consensus Report.

    P. Malfertheiner;F. Mégraud;C. O'Morain;A. P. S. Hungin

  • Current European concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection the Maastricht Consensus Report

    P. Malfertheiner;F. Megraud;C. O'morain;D. Bell

  • H pylori antibiotic resistance: prevalence, importance, and advances in testing

    F Mégraud

  • Traces of human migrations in Helicobacter pylori populations

    Daniel Falush;Thierry Wirth;Bodo Linz;Jonathan K. Pritchard

  • Helicobacter pylori resistance to antibiotics in Europe and its relationship to antibiotic consumption

    Francis Megraud;Samuel Coenen;Ann Versporten;Manfred Kist

  • Helicobacter pylori Detection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

    Francis Mégraud;Philippe Lehours

  • Management of epithelial precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS II): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG), European Society of Pathology (ESP), and Sociedade Portuguesa de Endoscopia Digestiva (SPED) guideline update 2019.

    Pedro Pimentel-Nunes;Diogo Libânio;Ricardo Marcos-Pinto;Miguel Areia

  • Seroepidemiology of Campylobacter pylori infection in various populations.

    F. Megraud;M.-P. Brassens-Rabbe;F. Denis;Aouicha Belbouri

  • Management of precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS): guideline from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), European Helicobacter Study Group (EHSG), European Society of Pathology (ESP), and the Sociedade Portuguesa de Endoscopia Digestiva (SPED)

    M. Dinis-Ribeiro;M. Areia;A. C. de Vries;R. Marcos-Pinto

  • Complex polysaccharides as PCR inhibitors in feces: Helicobacter pylori model.

    Lurdes Monteiro;Dominique Bonnemaison;Antoine Vekris;Klaus G. Petry

  • Helicobacter pylori eradication with a capsule containing bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole, and tetracycline given with omeprazole versus clarithromycin-based triple therapy: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial.

    Peter Malfertheiner;Franco Bazzoli;Jean-Charles Delchier;Krysztof Celiñski

  • The Cohort Effect and Helicobacter pylori

    N. Banatvala;K. Mayo;F. Megraud;R. Jennings

  • Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection with a new non-in vasive antigen-based assay

    Dino Vaira;Peter Malfertheiner;Francis Megraud;Anthony Tr Axon

  • The MACH2 study : Role of omeprazole in eradication of Helicobacter pylori with 1-week triple therapies

    Tore Lind;Francis Mégraud;Peter Unge;Ekkehard Bayerdörffer

  • Geographic distribution of vacA allelic types of Helicobacter pylori.

    Leen–Jan Van Doorn;Céu Figueiredo;Francis Mégraud;Salvador Pena

  • Helicobacter pylori in developing countries. World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline.

    R. H. Hunt;S. D. Xiao;F. Megraud;R. Leon-Barua

  • Resistance of t(11;18) positive gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma to Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy

    Hongxiang Liu;Agnes Ruskon-Fourmestraux;Anne Lavergne-Slove;Hongtao Ye

  • Evidence-based Guidelines From ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children

    Sibylle Koletzko;Nicola L. Jones;Karen J. Goodman;Benjamin Gold

Frequent Co-Authors

Colm O'Morain
Colm O'Morain Trinity College Dublin
Javier P. Gisbert
Javier P. Gisbert Autonomous University of Madrid
Peter Malfertheiner
Peter Malfertheiner Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Pierre Dubus
Pierre Dubus University of Bordeaux
Antonio Gasbarrini
Antonio Gasbarrini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Martine Heyman
Martine Heyman Grenoble Alpes University
Giovanni Gasbarrini
Giovanni Gasbarrini University of Bologna
Jean-François Fléjou
Jean-François Fléjou Sorbonne University
Khean-Lee Goh
Khean-Lee Goh University of Malaya
Lars Engstrand
Lars Engstrand Karolinska Institute

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