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Olivier Lortholary

Olivier Lortholary

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Microbiology
France
2026
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Medicine
France
2023

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Microbiology

D-Index
123
Citations
70159
World Ranking
120
National Ranking
6

Medicine

D-Index
129
Citations
75472
World Ranking
2552
National Ranking
67

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in France Leader Award

Overview

Olivier Lortholary is affiliated with Université Paris Cité in France and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Cell Biology, and Microbiology.

The research topics they concentrate on include:

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mast cells and histamine

Lortholary has contributed to numerous publications in several frequent publication venues, notably:

  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Mycology
  • Journal of Clinical Immunology
  • UNC Libraries

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Review of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients and proposal for a case definition: an expert opinion" (2020), published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • "Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of rare yeast infections: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM" (2021), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM" (2024), published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Taskforce report on the diagnosis and clinical management of COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis" (2021), published in Intensive Care Medicine
  • "Cryptococcal Antigen in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid for Detecting Cryptococcal Meningitis in Adults Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies" (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors in Lortholary's research include:

  • Fanny Lanternier
  • Thomas S. Harrison
  • Alexandre Alanio
  • Olivier Hermine
  • Dea Garcia-Hermoso

Best Publications

  • Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group

    Ben De Pauw;Thomas J. Walsh;J. Peter Donnelly;David A. Stevens

  • Voriconazole versus Amphotericin B for Primary Therapy of Invasive Aspergillosis

    Raoul Herbrecht;David W. Denning;David W. Denning;Thomas F. Patterson;John E. Bennett

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america.

    John R. Perfect;William E. Dismukes;Francoise Dromer;David L. Goldman

  • Defining Opportunistic Invasive Fungal Infections in Immunocompromised Patients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplants: An International Consensus

    S. Ascioglu;J. H. Rex;B. De Pauw;J. E. Bennett

  • Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

    J. Peter Donnelly;Sharon C. Chen;Carol A. Kauffman;William J. Steinbach

  • Epidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Mucormycosis

    George Petrikkos;Anna Skiada;Olivier Lortholary;Emmanuel Roilides

  • Diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases: executive summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline

    A. J. Ullmann;J. M. Aguado;S. Arikan-Akdagli;D. W. Denning

  • Prognostic factors in polyarteritis nodosa and Churg-Strauss syndrome. A prospective study in 342 patients.

    Loïc Guillevin;François Lhote;Martine Gayraud;Pascal Cohen

  • Isavuconazole versus voriconazole for primary treatment of invasive mould disease caused by Aspergillus and other filamentous fungi (SECURE): a phase 3, randomised-controlled, non-inferiority trial

    Johan A. Maertens;Issam I. Raad;Kieren A. Marr;Thomas F. Patterson

  • Standards and standardization in mastocytosis: consensus statements on diagnostics, treatment recommendations and response criteria.

    P. Valent;C. Akin;L. Escribano;M. Födinger

  • Gain-of-function human STAT1 mutations impair IL-17 immunity and underlie chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

    Luyan Liu;Satoshi Okada;Xiao Fei Kong;Alexandra Y. Kreins

  • Micafungin versus liposomal amphotericin B for candidaemia and invasive candidosis: a phase III randomised double-blind trial

    Ernst-Ruediger Kuse;Ploenchan Chetchotisakd;Clovis Arns da Cunha;Markus Ruhnke

  • Liposomal Amphotericin B as Initial Therapy for Invasive Mold Infection: A Randomized Trial Comparing a High–Loading Dose Regimen with Standard Dosing (AmBiLoad Trial)

    Oliver A. Cornely;Johan Maertens;Mark Bresnik;Ramin Ebrahimi

  • ESCMID† and ECMM‡ joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis 2013

    O.A. Cornely;S. Arikan-Akdagli;E. Dannaoui;A.H. Groll

  • Imaging findings in acute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: Clinical significance of the halo sign

    Reginald E. Greene;Haran T. Schlamm;Jörg W. Oestmann;Paul Stark

  • Epidemiology, management, and risk factors for death of invasive Candida infections in critical care: a multicenter, prospective, observational study in France (2005-2006).

    Olivier Leroy;Jean-Pierre Gangneux;Philippe Montravers;Jean-Paul Mira

  • A Global Analysis of Mucormycosis in France: The RetroZygo Study (2005–2007)

    F. Lanternier;F. Lanternier;F. Lanternier;E. Dannaoui;E. Dannaoui;E. Dannaoui;G. Morizot;C. Elie

  • Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study.

    Caroline Charlier;Élodie Perrodeau;Alexandre Leclercq;Alexandre Leclercq;Benoît Cazenave

  • Infection-associated lymphomas derived from marginal zone B cells: a model of antigen-driven lymphoproliferation

    Felipe Suarez;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Lortholary;Olivier Hermine;Olivier Hermine;Olivier Hermine;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit;Marc Lecuit

  • Tolerance and short-term efficacy of rituximab in 43 patients with systemic autoimmune diseases

    JE Gottenberg;L Guillevin;O Lambotte;B Combe

Frequent Co-Authors

Françoise Dromer
Françoise Dromer Institut Pasteur
Marc Lecuit
Marc Lecuit Institut Pasteur
Eric Dannaoui
Eric Dannaoui Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou
Loïc Guillevin
Loïc Guillevin Université Paris Cité
Stéphane Bretagne
Stéphane Bretagne Université Paris Cité
Olivier Hermine
Olivier Hermine Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Stéphane Blanche
Stéphane Blanche Université Paris Cité
Nina Singh
Nina Singh University of Pittsburgh
Bertrand Dupont
Bertrand Dupont Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital

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