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Pierre-Edouard Fournier

Pierre-Edouard Fournier

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Microbiology
France
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
114
Citations
51274
World Ranking
202
National Ranking
9

Medicine

D-Index
116
Citations
52812
World Ranking
4337
National Ranking
126

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Pierre-Edouard Fournier is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France. The researcher's work spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of interest include Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Parasitology, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The main research topics Pierre-Edouard Fournier has contributed to cover:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Among recent scientific papers associated with projects related to COVID-19 and infectious diseases are the following:

  • 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, published in 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
  • Outcomes of 3,737 COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine/azithromycin and other regimens in Marseille, France: A retrospective analysis, 2020, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Evaluation of the Panbio COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Detection Test Device for the Screening of Patients with COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Mink, SARS-CoV-2, and the Human-Animal Interface, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent coauthors contributing alongside Pierre-Edouard Fournier include Didier Raoult, Philippe Colson, Florence Fenollar, Jean-Christophe Lagier, and Anthony Levasseur.

The researcher has published extensively in several scientific journals and venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • New Microbes and New Infections
  • Scientific Reports
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Update on Tick-Borne Rickettsioses around the World: a Geographic Approach

    Philippe Parola;Christopher D. Paddock;Cristina Socolovschi;Marcelo B. Labruna

  • The Epidemiology and Control of Acinetobacter baumannii in Health Care Facilities

    Pierre Edouard Fournier;Hervé Richet;Robert A. Weinstein

  • Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;David Vallenet;Valérie Barbe;Stéphane Audic

  • 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

  • Culturing the human microbiota and culturomics

    Jean-Christophe Lagier;Grégory Dubourg;Matthieu Million;Frédéric Cadoret

  • 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

  • Diagnosis of Q fever.

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Thomas J. Marrie;Didier Raoult

  • Q Fever 1985-1998: Clinical and Epidemiologic Features of 1,383 Infections

    Didier Raoult;Hervé Tissot-dupont;Cedric Foucault;Joanny Gouvernet

  • Differentiation of spotted fever group rickettsiae by sequencing and analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified DNA of the gene encoding the protein rOmpA.

    V Roux;P E Fournier;D Raoult

  • Cultivation of the Bacillus of Whipple's Disease

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

  • Comprehensive Diagnostic Strategy for Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis: A Prospective Study of 819 New Cases

    Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Franck Thuny;Hervé Richet;Hubert Lepidi

  • Guidelines for the diagnosis of tick-borne bacterial diseases in Europe

    P. Brouqui;F. Bacellar;G. Baranton;R. J. Birtles

  • Diagnosis and management of Q fever--United States, 2013: recommendations from CDC and the Q Fever Working Group

    Alicia Anderson;Henk Bijlmer;Pierre-Edouard Fournier;Stephen Graves

  • Mechanisms of evolution in Rickettsia conorii and R. prowazekii.

    Hiroyuki Ogata;Stéphane Audic;Patricia Renesto-Audiffren;Pierre-Edouard Fournier

  • 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

  • Gene Sequence-Based Criteria for Identification of New Rickettsia Isolates and Description of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis sp. nov.

    Pierre Edouard Fournier;J. Stephen Dumler;J. Stephen Dumler;Gilbert Greub;Jianzhi Zhang

  • Diagnosis of 22 New Cases of Bartonella Endocarditis

    Didier Raoult;Pierre E. Fournier;Michel Drancourt;Thomas J. Marrie

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Christophe Lagier
Jean-Christophe Lagier Aix-Marseille University
Catherine Robert
Catherine Robert Aix-Marseille University
Anthony Levasseur
Anthony Levasseur University of Montreal
Jean-Marc Rolain
Jean-Marc Rolain Aix-Marseille University
Michel Drancourt
Michel Drancourt Aix-Marseille University
Gilbert Habib
Gilbert Habib Aix-Marseille University
Hubert Lepidi
Hubert Lepidi Aix-Marseille University
Bernard La Scola
Bernard La Scola Aix-Marseille University
Philippe Colson
Philippe Colson Aix-Marseille University

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