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Stephen L. Leib is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and Neurology. Their work spans a range of topics related to infectious diseases and public health.

The scientist's research prominently covers the following main topics:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Notable papers co-authored by Stephen L. Leib include:

  • Aspirin versus anticoagulation in cervical artery dissection (TREAT-CAD): an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial (2021, The Lancet Neurology)
  • Evaluation of primer pairs for microbiome profiling from soils to humans within the One Health framework (2020, Molecular Ecology Resources)
  • Eosinophils regulate adipose tissue inflammation and sustain physical and immunological fitness in old age (2020, Nature Metabolism)
  • Tick-borne encephalitis: A comprehensive review of the epidemiology, virology, and clinical picture (2023, Reviews in Medical Virology)
  • Epidemiology of Human Adenoviruses: A 20-Year Retrospective Observational Study in Hospitalized Patients in Bern, Switzerland (2020, Clinical Epidemiology)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Denis Grandgirard
  • Alban Ramette
  • Franziska Suter-Riniker
  • Pascal Bittel
  • Adrian Egli

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Viruses
  • Microorganisms
  • Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Best Publications

  • ESCMID guideline: diagnosis and treatment of acute bacterial meningitis.

    D van de Beek;C Cabellos;O Dzupova;S Esposito

  • Toll-like receptor 2-deficient mice are highly susceptible to Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis because of reduced bacterial clearing and enhanced inflammation.

    Hakim Echchannaoui;Karl Frei;Christian Schnell;Stephen L. Leib

  • Matrix metalloproteinases: multifunctional effectors of inflammation in multiple sclerosis and bacterial meningitis

    David Leppert;Raija L.P. Lindberg;Ludwig Kappos;Stephen L. Leib

  • Matrix metalloproteinases contribute to brain damage in experimental pneumococcal meningitis.

    Stephen L. Leib;David Leppert;John Clements;Martin G. Täuber

  • Bacteremia causes hippocampal apoptosis in experimental pneumococcal meningitis

    Christian Østergaard;Christian Østergaard;Stephen L Leib;Ian Rowland;Ian Rowland;Christian T Brandt;Christian T Brandt

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 and MMP-9 in Cerebrospinal Fluid during Bacterial Meningitis: Association with Blood-Brain Barrier Damage and Neurological Sequelae

    David Leppert;Stephen L. Leib;C. Grygar;K. M. Miller

  • Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases and tumour necrosis factor α converting enzyme as adjuvant therapy in pneumococcal meningitis

    Stephen L. Leib;John M. Clements;Raija L. P. Lindberg;Chris Heimgartner

  • Reactive oxygen intermediates contribute to necrotic and apoptotic neuronal injury in an infant rat model of bacterial meningitis due to group B streptococci.

    Stephen Leib;Y S Kim;L L Chow;R A Sheldon

  • PATHOGENESIS OF BACTERIAL MENINGITIS

    Stephen L. Leib;Martin G. Täuber

  • Predictive Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Lactate Level Versus CSF/Blood Glucose Ratio for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis Following Neurosurgery

    Stephen L. Leib;Remy Boscacci;Othmar Gratzl;Werner Zimmerli

  • Dexamethasone aggravates hippocampal apoptosis and learning deficiency in pneumococcal meningitis in infant rats.

    Stephen L Leib;Chris Heimgartner;Yoeng-Delphine Bifrare;Jutta M Loeffler

  • Phage Lytic Enzyme Cpl-1 for Antibacterial Therapy in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Denis Grandgirard;Jutta M. Loeffler;Vincent A. Fischetti;Stephen L. Leib

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor protects against multiple forms of brain injury in bacterial meningitis.

    Yoeng-Delphine Bifrare;Jürg Kummer;Philipp Joss;Martin G. Täuber

  • Evaluation of primer pairs for microbiome profiling from soils to humans within the One Health framework.

    Wasimuddin;Klaus Schlaeppi;Francesca Ronchi;Stephen L. Leib

  • An infant mouse model of brain damage in pneumococcal meningitis

    Denis Grandgirard;Oliver Steiner;Martin G. Täuber;Stephen L. Leib

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Contributes to Apoptosis in Hippocampal Neurons during Experimental Group B Streptococcal Meningitis

    Inja Bogdan;Stephen L. Leib;Marcelle Bergeron;Lucian Chow

  • Neuroprotective Effect of Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonist Kynurenic Acid in Experimental Bacterial Meningitis

    Stephen L. Leib;Young S. Kim;Donna M. Ferriero;Martin G. Täuber

  • Inducible nitric oxide synthase and the effect of aminoguanidine in experimental neonatal meningitis.

    Stephen L. Leib;Young S. Kim;Stephen M. Black;Jay H. Tureen

  • Prevention of Brain Injury by the Nonbacteriolytic Antibiotic Daptomycin in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Denis Grandgirard;Christian Schürch;Philippe Cottagnoud;Stephen L. Leib

  • Caspase-3 mediates hippocampal apoptosis in pneumococcal meningitis.

    Christian Gianinazzi;Denis Grandgirard;Hans Imboden;Lotti Egger

  • Current concepts in the pathogenesis of meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

    Damian N. Meli;Stephan Christen;Stephen L. Leib;Martin G. Täuber

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Pneumococcal Meningitis: Activation via an Oxidative Pathway

    Damian N Meli;Stephan Christen;Stephen L Leib

  • The Free Radical Scavenger α-Phenyl-Tert-Butyl Nitrone Aggravates Hippocampal Apoptosis and Learning Deficits in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Jutta M. Loeffler;Ralph Ringer;Martin Hablützel;Martin G. Täuber

Frequent Co-Authors

Alban Ramette
Alban Ramette University of Bern
Bruno Gottstein
Bruno Gottstein University of Bern
Andrew Hemphill
Andrew Hemphill University of Bern
Norbert Müller
Norbert Müller University of Bern
Uwe Koedel
Uwe Koedel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Marco R. Oggioni
Marco R. Oggioni University of Leicester
Jukka Takala
Jukka Takala University of Bern
Jacques Schrenzel
Jacques Schrenzel University of Geneva
Vincent Perreten
Vincent Perreten University of Bern
Thomas W. Jungi
Thomas W. Jungi University of Bern

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