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Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Clinical PathologyLaboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Learn more about Amy L Leber
Biography
As the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber provides technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also oversees autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. Dr. Leber has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.
Academic and Clinical Areas
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Pathology Team
Clinical Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
Primary Department
Clinical Pathology
Primary Section
Clinical Pathology
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012 Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology Member, American Society for Microbiology Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Research
Publications
Quintero AM, Eisner M, Sayegh R, Wright T, Ramilo O, Leber AL, Wang H, Mejias A. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Clinical Manifestations and Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents by Infecting Variant. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov; 28: 2270-2280.
Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
Halabi KC, Wang H, Leber AL, Sánchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Aug 23;
Leber AL, Peterson E, Dien Bard J, Personnel Standards and Workforce Subcommittee, American Society for Microbiology.. The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 6; e0024122.
Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Professional Experience
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Associate Director1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director
Contact Information
Clinical Pathology
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Clinical PathologyLaboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Learn more about Amy L Leber
Biography
As the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber provides technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also oversees autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. Dr. Leber has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.
Academic and Clinical Areas
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Pathology Team
Clinical Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
Primary Department
Clinical Pathology
Primary Section
Clinical Pathology
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012 Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology Member, American Society for Microbiology Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Research
Publications
Quintero AM, Eisner M, Sayegh R, Wright T, Ramilo O, Leber AL, Wang H, Mejias A. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Clinical Manifestations and Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents by Infecting Variant. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov; 28: 2270-2280.
Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
Halabi KC, Wang H, Leber AL, Sánchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Aug 23;
Leber AL, Peterson E, Dien Bard J, Personnel Standards and Workforce Subcommittee, American Society for Microbiology.. The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 6; e0024122.
Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Professional Experience
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Associate Director1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director
Contact Information
Clinical Pathology
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Clinical PathologyLaboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Learn more about Amy L Leber
Contact Information
- Call us at:
- (614)722-5310
- Fax us at:
- (614)722-5308
- Clinical PathologyLaboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Learn more about Amy L Leber
Biography
As the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber provides technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also oversees autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. Dr. Leber has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.
Biography
As the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber provides technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also oversees autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. Dr. Leber has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.
Biography
As the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber provides technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also oversees autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. Dr. Leber has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.
As the Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Dr. Amy Leber provides technical oversight in all areas of clinical microbiology and immunochemistry; including bacteriology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serology, and molecular infectious disease testing. She also oversees autoimmune, allergy testing, and select immunology assays. She provides consultation for physicians/clients in all areas of Infectious Disease laboratory testing. Dr. Leber has multiple teaching responsibilities for various medical personnel including direction of Infectious Disease Fellowship rotation in the laboratory. She is responsible for the management of quality and technical processes of the laboratories, and to direct research and development for new methodologies.Dr. Amy Leber is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Medical Microbiology and certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Specialist in Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.In addition to her many published manuscripts, she sits on multiple Editorial Boards with various roles, including Editor in Chief of Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook.Dr. Leber’s clinical research interests include development of molecular infectious disease testing and sexual transmitted disease detection in adolescents and children.
Academic and Clinical Areas
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Pathology Team
Clinical Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
Primary Department
Clinical Pathology
Primary Section
Clinical Pathology
Academic and Clinical Areas
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Pathology Team
Clinical Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
Primary Department
Clinical Pathology
Primary Section
Clinical Pathology
Academic and Clinical Areas
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Pathology Team
Clinical Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
Primary Department
Clinical Pathology
Primary Section
Clinical Pathology
Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology Fellowship
Faculty
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Pathology Team
Clinical Pathology
Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
Primary Department
Clinical Pathology
Primary Section
Clinical Pathology
- Infectious Diseases Fellowship
- Faculty
- Pathology Fellowship
- Faculty
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Clinical Pathology Team
- Clinical Pathology
- Director, Clinical Microbiology/ Immunoserology Laboratory
- Primary Department
- Clinical Pathology
- Primary Section
- Clinical Pathology
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012 Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology Member, American Society for Microbiology Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012 Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology Member, American Society for Microbiology Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Awards, Honors & Organizations
Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012 Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology Member, American Society for Microbiology Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012 Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology Member, American Society for Microbiology Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
- Director at Large, South Central Association for Clinical Microbiology, 2010 - 2012
- Member, Pan American Society for Clinical Virology
- Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology
- Member, Southern California American Society for Microbiology
- Member, American Society for Microbiology
- Member, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Member, Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologist
Research
Publications
Quintero AM, Eisner M, Sayegh R, Wright T, Ramilo O, Leber AL, Wang H, Mejias A. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Clinical Manifestations and Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents by Infecting Variant. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov; 28: 2270-2280.
Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
Halabi KC, Wang H, Leber AL, Sánchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Aug 23;
Leber AL, Peterson E, Dien Bard J, Personnel Standards and Workforce Subcommittee, American Society for Microbiology.. The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 6; e0024122.
Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
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Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
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Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
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Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
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Leber AL, Peterson E, Dien Bard J, Personnel Standards and Workforce Subcommittee, American Society for Microbiology.. The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 6; e0024122.
Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
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Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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Quintero AM, Eisner M, Sayegh R, Wright T, Ramilo O, Leber AL, Wang H, Mejias A. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Clinical Manifestations and Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents by Infecting Variant. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov; 28: 2270-2280.
Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
Halabi KC, Wang H, Leber AL, Sánchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Aug 23;
Leber AL, Peterson E, Dien Bard J, Personnel Standards and Workforce Subcommittee, American Society for Microbiology.. The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 6; e0024122.
Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
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- Quintero AM, Eisner M, Sayegh R, Wright T, Ramilo O, Leber AL, Wang H, Mejias A. Differences in SARS-CoV-2 Clinical Manifestations and Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents by Infecting Variant. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Nov; 28: 2270-2280.
- Sánchez PJ, Woods RA, Wang H, Ronchi A, Piestrasanta C, Michelow IC, Mosca F, Pugni L, Leber A. Detection of Parechovirus and Enterovirus Among Infants Evaluated for Late-onset Sepsis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: The Viral Respiratory Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Parechovirus-Enterovirus Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Sep 14;
- Halabi KC, Wang H, Leber AL, Sánchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Respiratory syncytial virus and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in children. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Aug 23;
- Leber AL, Peterson E, Dien Bard J, Personnel Standards and Workforce Subcommittee, American Society for Microbiology.. The Hidden Crisis in the Times of COVID-19: Critical Shortages of Medical Laboratory Professionals in Clinical Microbiology. J Clin Microbiol. 2022 Jun 6; e0024122.
- Quintero AM, Cohen SH, Mertz C, Glowinski RM, Mertz S, Ye F, Xu Z, Miller L, Peachey CL, Wolfe A, Pifer T, Everhart K, Leber A, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Corrigendum to: 204. Mucosal Cytokine Profiles in Children with COVID-19. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Mar; 9: ofac016.
- Yun KW, Wallihan R, Desai A, Alter S, Ambroggio L, Cohen DM, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Florin TA, Keaton M, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Sharpe S, Leber AL, Everhart K, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Children’s Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP).. Clinical Characteristics and Etiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Children, 2015-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Feb 8;
- Mertz C, Glowinski R, Cohen SH, Mertz S, Ye F, Hall MW, Peeples ME, King T, Wang H, Leber AL, Sanchez PJ, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNAemia and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 18; 225: 208-213.
- Wang H, Jean S, Wilson SA, Lucyshyn JM, McGrath S, Wilson RK, Magrini V, Leber AL. A deletion in the N gene of SARS-CoV-2 may reduce test sensitivity for detection of SARS-CoV-2. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 29; 102: 115631.
- Pyle-Eilola AL, Kahwash SB, Dennis G, Hubbard N, Leber A. The Brief Case: A 6-Year-Old with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Travel to Sierra Leone. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Oct 19; 59: e0053421.
- Diaz-Diaz A, Bunsow E, Garcia-Maurino C, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Naples J, Juergensen A, Mertz S, Wang H, Leber AL, Gern J, Hall MW, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Nasopharyngeal Codetection of H. influenzae and S. pneumoniae and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease Outcomes in Children. J Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 20;
- Wang H, Salamon D, Jean S, Leber AL. Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert SA Nasal Complete for direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nasal swabs from pediatric patients. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Sep; 101: 115417.
- Wang H, Jean S, Eltringham R, Madison J, Snyder P, Tu H, Jones DM, Leber AL. Mutation-Specific SARS-CoV-2 PCR Screen: Rapid and Accurate Detection of Variants of Concern and the Identification of a Newly Emerging Variant with Spike L452R Mutation. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jul 19; 59: e0092621.
- Lanata MM, Wang H, Everhart K, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Ramilo O, Leber A. Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections in Children, Ohio, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun; 27: 1588-1597.
- Rostad CA, Kanwar N, Yi J, Morris CR, Bard JD, Leber A, Dunn J, Chapin KC, Blaschke AJ, Daly JA, Hueschen LA, Jones M, Ott E, Bastar J, Bourzac KM, Selvarangan R. A multicenter evaluation of viral bloodstream detections in children presenting to the Emergency Department with suspected systemic infection. BMC Pediatr. 2021 May 18; 21: 238.
- Watson JR, Burch C, Leber AL. Surrogate testing of oral third-generation cephalosporin susceptibility to common uropathogens. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Apr; 99: 115299.
- Sanchez-Codez MI, Moyer K, Benavente-Fernández I, Leber AL, Ramilo O, Mejias A. Viral Loads and Disease Severity in Children with Rhinovirus-Associated Illnesses. Viruses. 2021 Feb 13; 13:
- Tomatis Souverbielle C, Wang H, Feister J, Campbell J, Medoro A, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Pietropaolo D, Salamon D, Leber A, Erdem G. Year-Round, Routine Testing of Multiple Body Site Specimens for Human Parechovirus in Young Febrile Infants. J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 229: 216-222.e2.
- Medoro AK, Malhotra PS, Shimamura M, Findlen U, Gerth H, Hounam G, Salamon D, Foor N, Hanlon C, Leber A, Adunka O, Sánchez PJ. Timing of newborn hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit: implications for targeted screening for congenital cytomegalovirus infection. J Perinatol. 2020 Sep 6;
- Wang H, Diaz A, Moyer K, Mele-Casas M, Ara-Montojo MF, Torrus I, McCoy K, Mejias A, Leber AL. Molecular and Clinical Comparison of Enterovirus D68 Outbreaks among Hospitalized Children, Ohio, USA, 2014 and 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Nov 17; 25:
- Russo ME, Kline J, Jaggi P, Leber AL, Cohen DM. The Challenge of Patient Notification and the Work of Follow-Up Generated by a 2-Step Testing Protocol for Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Apr; 35: 252-255.
- Wang H, Hecht S, Kline D, Leber AL. Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin resistance detection directly from pediatric samples using PCR assays with differential cycle threshold values for corroboration of methicillin resistance. J Microbiol Methods. 2019 Apr; 159: 167-173.
- Lucas EJ, Leber A, Ardura MI. Broad-range PCR Application in a Large Academic Pediatric Center: Clinical Value and Challenges in Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 Mar 25;
- Tomatis Souverbielle C, Feister J, Leber A, Salamon D, Mejias A, Ramilo O, Erdem G. Multiple sites PCR testing for enteroviruses in young febrile infants. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 Mar; 19: 239-240.
- Relich RF, Leber A, Young S, Schutzbank T, Dunn R, Farhang J, Uphoff TS. Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Automated Aries Bordetella Assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2019 Feb; 57:
- Vicetti Miguel CP, Mejias A, Leber A, Sanchez PJ. A decade of antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A single center experience. PLoS One. 2019; 14: e0212029.
- Blaschke AJ, Holmberg KM, Daly JA, Leber AL, Dien Bard J, Korgenski EK, Bourzac KM, Kanack KJ. Retrospective Evaluation of Infants Aged 1 to 60 Days with Residual Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Tested Using the FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) Panel. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jul; 56:
- Leber AL, Everhart K, Daly JA, Hopper A, Harrington A, Schreckenberger P, McKinley K, Jones M, Holmberg K, Kensinger B. Multicenter Evaluation of BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel 2 for Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 Jun; 56:
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Education
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 01/01/2007
Fellowship
University of California, Los Angeles
Date Completed: 08/07/1997
Graduate School
The Ohio State University
Date Completed: 06/01/1994
Professional Experience
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Associate Director1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director
Professional Experience
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Associate Director1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director
Professional Experience
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Associate Director1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director1998 - 2001 Clinical Microbiology and Immunoserology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Associate Director1998 - 2001 CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics, Director1997 - 1998 Clinical Laboratories, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Technical Director
2001 - 2006 Quest Diagnostics/Nichols Institute, Scientific Director
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Clinical Pathology
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Contact Information
Clinical Pathology
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Clinical Pathology
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
Call us at: (614)722-5310
Fax us at: (614)722-5308
Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children's Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
- Call us at:
- (614)722-5310
- Fax us at:
- (614)722-5308
- Laboratory Medicine/ Anatomic Pathology700 Children’s Dr.Columbus, Ohio 43205 (map)
