Professor Alistair Leanord
- Honorary Clinical Associate Professor (School of Infection & Immunity)
email:
Alistair.Leanord@glasgow.ac.uk
Microbiology Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, New Lister Building, Alexandra Parade, G51 4TF
Publications
2025
McCreath, Gordan, Regnault, Clément, Blackburn, Gavin J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-6012, Daly, Rónán
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-6820, Leanord, Alistair T., Whitfield, Phillip D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-4119, Roe, Andrew J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-6134, Davidson, Alan, Watson, Malcolm J. and Sim, Malcolm A. B.
(2025)
Metabolomics for the diagnosis of secondary infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Critical Care Explorations, 7(11),
e1336.
(doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001336)
(PMID:41195955)
(PMCID:PMC12594302)
Chaput, Dominique L., Clarkson, Kerr, Bagrade, Linda, Marek, Aleksandra, Kelly, Dennis, Watson, David, Steele, Tom and Leanord, Alistair (2025) Reversing and controlling microbial proliferation in the water system of a high-risk hospital ward after extended closure and reconstruction. Water Research, 282, 123748. (doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123748) (PMID:40318281)
McHugh, M. P. et al. (2025) Integrated population clustering and genomic epidemiology with PopPIPE. Microbial Genomics, 11(4), 001404. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001404) (PMID:40294103) (PMCID:PMC12038005)
2024
McHugh, Martin P., Pettigrew, Kerry A., Taori, Surabhi, Evans, Thomas J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352, Leanord, Alistair, Gillespie, Stephen H., Templeton, Kate E. and Holden, Matthew T.G.
(2024)
Consideration of within-patient diversity highlights transmission pathways and antimicrobial resistance gene variability in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79(3),
pp. 656-668.
(doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae023)
(PMID:38323373)
2021
Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Fox, Stephen, Holden, Matthew, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Thomas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2021)
Genomic analysis of global staphylococcus argenteus strains reveals distinct lineages with differing virulence and antibiotic resistance gene content.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 12,
795173.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.795173)
2020
Robertson, Chris, Pan, Jiafeng, Kavanagh, Kim, Ford, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5927-1823, McCowan, Colin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Bennie, Marion, Marwick, Charis and Leanord, Alistair
(2020)
Cost burden of Clostridioides difficile infection to the health service: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(3),
pp. 554-561.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.019)
(PMID:32717202)
Fox, Stephen, Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Holden, Matthew, Connolly, James P.R., Mordue, James, O'Boyle, Nicky, Roe, Andrew
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-6134, Connor, Martin, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Tom J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2020)
A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage.
Scientific Reports, 10,
4135.
(doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61026-x)
(PMID:32139768)
(PMCID:PMC7058095)
Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Fox, Stephen, Holden, Matthew T.G., Connor, Martin, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Thomas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2020)
Origin, maintenance and spread of antibiotic resistant genes within plasmids and chromosomes of bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli.
Microbial Genomics, 6(4),
e000353.
(doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000353)
(PMID:32160146)
(PMCID:PMC7276700)
2018
Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Fox, Stephen, Holden, Matthew, Connor, Martin, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Thomas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2018)
Genetic analysis of invasive Escherichia coli in Scotland reveals determinants of healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections.
Microbial Genomics, 4(6),
e000190.
(doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000190)
(PMID:29932391)
(PMCID:PMC6096937)
2017
Photos-Jones, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-6539, Edwards, C., Häner, F., Lawton, L., Keane, C., Leanord, A. and Perdikatsis, V.
(2017)
Archaeological medicinal earths as antibacterial agents: the case of the Basel Lemnian sphragides.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452(1),
pp. 141-153.
(doi: 10.1144/SP452.6)
2016
Photos-Jones, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-6539, Christidis, G.E., Piochi, M., Keane, C., Mormone, A., Balassone, G., Perdikatsis, V. and Leanord, A.
(2016)
Testing Greco-Roman medicinal minerals: The case of solfataric alum.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10,
pp. 82-95.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.042)
Curran, Evonne T., Wilson, Jennie, Haig, Caroline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-0246, Mccowan, Colin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Leanord, Alistair and Loveday, Heather
(2016)
The where is norovirus control lost (WINCL) study: an enhanced surveillance project to identify norovirus index cases in care settings in the UK and Ireland.
Journal of Infection Prevention, 17(1),
pp. 8-14.
(doi: 10.1177/1757177415613133)
Articles
McCreath, Gordan, Regnault, Clément, Blackburn, Gavin J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-6012, Daly, Rónán
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-6820, Leanord, Alistair T., Whitfield, Phillip D.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-4119, Roe, Andrew J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-6134, Davidson, Alan, Watson, Malcolm J. and Sim, Malcolm A. B.
(2025)
Metabolomics for the diagnosis of secondary infections in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Critical Care Explorations, 7(11),
e1336.
(doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000001336)
(PMID:41195955)
(PMCID:PMC12594302)
Chaput, Dominique L., Clarkson, Kerr, Bagrade, Linda, Marek, Aleksandra, Kelly, Dennis, Watson, David, Steele, Tom and Leanord, Alistair (2025) Reversing and controlling microbial proliferation in the water system of a high-risk hospital ward after extended closure and reconstruction. Water Research, 282, 123748. (doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123748) (PMID:40318281)
McHugh, M. P. et al. (2025) Integrated population clustering and genomic epidemiology with PopPIPE. Microbial Genomics, 11(4), 001404. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001404) (PMID:40294103) (PMCID:PMC12038005)
McHugh, Martin P., Pettigrew, Kerry A., Taori, Surabhi, Evans, Thomas J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352, Leanord, Alistair, Gillespie, Stephen H., Templeton, Kate E. and Holden, Matthew T.G.
(2024)
Consideration of within-patient diversity highlights transmission pathways and antimicrobial resistance gene variability in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79(3),
pp. 656-668.
(doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae023)
(PMID:38323373)
Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Fox, Stephen, Holden, Matthew, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Thomas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2021)
Genomic analysis of global staphylococcus argenteus strains reveals distinct lineages with differing virulence and antibiotic resistance gene content.
Frontiers in Microbiology, 12,
795173.
(doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.795173)
Robertson, Chris, Pan, Jiafeng, Kavanagh, Kim, Ford, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5927-1823, McCowan, Colin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Bennie, Marion, Marwick, Charis and Leanord, Alistair
(2020)
Cost burden of Clostridioides difficile infection to the health service: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland.
Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(3),
pp. 554-561.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.019)
(PMID:32717202)
Fox, Stephen, Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Holden, Matthew, Connolly, James P.R., Mordue, James, O'Boyle, Nicky, Roe, Andrew
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3698-6134, Connor, Martin, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Tom J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2020)
A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage.
Scientific Reports, 10,
4135.
(doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61026-x)
(PMID:32139768)
(PMCID:PMC7058095)
Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Fox, Stephen, Holden, Matthew T.G., Connor, Martin, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Thomas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2020)
Origin, maintenance and spread of antibiotic resistant genes within plasmids and chromosomes of bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli.
Microbial Genomics, 6(4),
e000353.
(doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000353)
(PMID:32160146)
(PMCID:PMC7276700)
Goswami, Cosmika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5289-5550, Fox, Stephen, Holden, Matthew, Connor, Martin, Leanord, Alistair and Evans, Thomas J.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4140-6352
(2018)
Genetic analysis of invasive Escherichia coli in Scotland reveals determinants of healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections.
Microbial Genomics, 4(6),
e000190.
(doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000190)
(PMID:29932391)
(PMCID:PMC6096937)
Photos-Jones, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-6539, Edwards, C., Häner, F., Lawton, L., Keane, C., Leanord, A. and Perdikatsis, V.
(2017)
Archaeological medicinal earths as antibacterial agents: the case of the Basel Lemnian sphragides.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452(1),
pp. 141-153.
(doi: 10.1144/SP452.6)
Photos-Jones, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5156-6539, Christidis, G.E., Piochi, M., Keane, C., Mormone, A., Balassone, G., Perdikatsis, V. and Leanord, A.
(2016)
Testing Greco-Roman medicinal minerals: The case of solfataric alum.
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10,
pp. 82-95.
(doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.042)
Curran, Evonne T., Wilson, Jennie, Haig, Caroline ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2857-0246, Mccowan, Colin
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Leanord, Alistair and Loveday, Heather
(2016)
The where is norovirus control lost (WINCL) study: an enhanced surveillance project to identify norovirus index cases in care settings in the UK and Ireland.
Journal of Infection Prevention, 17(1),
pp. 8-14.
(doi: 10.1177/1757177415613133)