Ghislaine Descours

690 total citations
31 papers, 457 citations indexed

About

Ghislaine Descours is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Ghislaine Descours has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 457 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Endocrinology, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Ghislaine Descours's work include Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (24 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (8 papers). Ghislaine Descours is often cited by papers focused on Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (24 papers), Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (10 papers) and Vibrio bacteria research studies (8 papers). Ghislaine Descours collaborates with scholars based in France, Morocco and United States. Ghislaine Descours's co-authors include Sophie Jarraud, Christophe Ginévra, Jérôme Etienne, Gérard Lina, Yves Gillet, François Vandenesch, D. Floret, Nicole Guiso, Sophie Guillot and Patricia Doublet and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Ghislaine Descours

28 papers receiving 449 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ghislaine Descours France 12 252 167 143 115 72 31 457
Fedoua Echahidi Belgium 11 110 0.4× 119 0.7× 81 0.6× 111 1.0× 61 0.8× 22 363
Tatiana Travis United States 7 95 0.4× 144 0.9× 105 0.7× 135 1.2× 16 0.2× 7 352
İlknur Tosun Türkiye 13 38 0.2× 214 1.3× 72 0.5× 200 1.7× 59 0.8× 49 466
Michio Koide Japan 14 424 1.7× 109 0.7× 216 1.5× 88 0.8× 29 0.4× 59 550
Kiyoshi Negayama Japan 11 95 0.4× 92 0.6× 84 0.6× 75 0.7× 48 0.7× 30 343
Marcia A. Kielhofner United States 11 68 0.3× 115 0.7× 77 0.5× 148 1.3× 32 0.4× 15 390
Anne-Laure Michon France 11 66 0.3× 80 0.5× 72 0.5× 55 0.5× 35 0.5× 21 296
Hitomi Ohya Japan 15 61 0.2× 389 2.3× 58 0.4× 134 1.2× 41 0.6× 25 667
Asma M. Al-Jasser Saudi Arabia 11 151 0.6× 182 1.1× 112 0.8× 134 1.2× 80 1.1× 24 453
Michael A. John Canada 10 130 0.5× 113 0.7× 143 1.0× 218 1.9× 14 0.2× 13 457

Countries citing papers authored by Ghislaine Descours

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ghislaine Descours

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ghislaine Descours

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scaturro, Maria, Fabiola Mancini, Antonietta Girolamo, et al.. (2025). Antimicrobial susceptibility and epidemiological types of Legionella pneumophila human isolates from Italy (1987–2020). Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance. 41. 181–188.
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Dournon, Nathalie, Christine Lawrence, Latifa Noussair, et al.. (2022). Non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 pneumonia: Diagnosis of a nosocomial legionellosis with the Biofire Pneumonia plus panel. IDCases. 28. e01487–e01487. 3 indexed citations
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Gaymard, Alexandre, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginévra, et al.. (2021). Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020. Emerging infectious diseases. 27(11). 2864–2868. 10 indexed citations
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Couturier, Jeanne, Christophe Ginévra, Ghislaine Descours, et al.. (2020). Transmission of Legionnaires’ Disease through Toilet Flushing. Emerging infectious diseases. 26(7). 1526–1528. 13 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, et al.. (2020). Comparison of Legionella K-set® and BinaxNOW® Legionella for diagnosing Legionnaires’ disease on concentrated urine samples. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 39(9). 1641–1644. 1 indexed citations
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Ginévra, Christophe, et al.. (2019). The clinical presentation of Legionella arthritis reveals the mode of infection and the bacterial species: case report and literature review. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 864–864. 6 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the Accelerate Pheno™ system for rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Gram-negative bacteria in bloodstream infections. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 37(8). 1573–1583. 38 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, et al.. (2017). KKL-35 Exhibits Potent Antibiotic Activity against Legionella Species Independently of trans -Translation Inhibition. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62(2). 6 indexed citations
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Massip, Clémence, Ghislaine Descours, Joëlle Chastang, et al.. (2017). Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) distribution among wild-type strains of Legionella pneumophila identifies a subpopulation with reduced susceptibility to macrolides owing to efflux pump genes. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 50(5). 684–689. 36 indexed citations
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Massip, Clémence, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginévra, et al.. (2017). Macrolide resistance inLegionella pneumophila: the role of LpeAB efflux pump. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 72(5). dkw594–dkw594. 35 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, Christophe Ginévra, Julien Verdon, et al.. (2017). Legionella pneumophila LPS to evaluate urinary antigen tests. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 89(2). 89–91. 5 indexed citations
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Campese, C, et al.. (2015). Legionnaires’ disease in France. Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses. 45(3). 65–71. 17 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, et al.. (2015). À propos d’un cas d’ostéomyélite de la maladie des griffes du chat. Archives de Pédiatrie. 23(2). 188–191. 3 indexed citations
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Freydière, A. M., Ghislaine Descours, François Vandenesch, et al.. (2015). Comparison of Sofia Legionella FIA and BinaxNOW® Legionella urinary antigen card in two national reference centers. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 34(9). 1803–1807. 16 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, Pierre Cassier, Françoise Forey, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of BMPA, MWY, GVPC and BCYE media for the isolation of Legionella species from respiratory samples. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 98. 119–121. 15 indexed citations
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Bélot, Alexandre, et al.. (2013). It sounds like a relapsing polychondritis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(7). 638–638. 3 indexed citations
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Descours, Ghislaine, C. Flamens, F. Philit, et al.. (2013). Legionellosis and Lung Abscesses: Contribution ofLegionellaQuantitative Real-Time PCR to an Adapted Followup. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013. 1–4. 5 indexed citations
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Jarraud, Sophie, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginévra, Gérard Lina, & Jérôme Etienne. (2012). Identification of Legionella in Clinical Samples. Methods in molecular biology. 954. 27–56. 46 indexed citations
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Rousseau, Véronique, et al.. (2012). Ostéoarthrite de hanche primitive et myosite multifocale à méningocoque B chez un enfant de 7 ans. Archives de Pédiatrie. 19(12). 1330–1333. 7 indexed citations

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