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L. Leitner

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L. Leitner — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 18
Works: 111
Citations: 1,371

Most-cited papers

Intravesical bacteriophages for treating urinary tract infections in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial.
L. Leitner, A. Ujmajuridze, N. Chanishvili, M. Goderdzishvili +11 more
2020Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)257 citations
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Adapted Bacteriophages for Treating Urinary Tract Infections
A. Ujmajuridze, N. Chanishvili, M. Goderdzishvili, L. Leitner +4 more
2018Frontiers in Microbiology152 citations Open access
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Bacteriophages for treating urinary tract infections in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial
L. Leitner, W. Sybesma, N. Chanishvili, M. Goderdzishvili +7 more
2017BMC Urology142 citations Open access
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Engineered reporter phages for detection of Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, and Klebsiella in urine
S. Meile, Jiemin Du, S. Staubli, Sebastian Grossmann +19 more
2023Nature Communications50 citations Open access
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More Than 15 Years of Experience with Intradetrusor OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections for Treating Refractory Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity: Lessons to Be Learned.
L. Leitner, S. Guggenbühl-Roy, S. Knüpfer, M. Walter +5 more
2016European Urology48 citations
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Prediction of autonomic dysreflexia during urodynamics: a prospective cohort study
M. Walter, S. Knüpfer, J. Cragg, L. Leitner +6 more
2018BMC Medicine45 citations Open access
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Urodynamic Investigation: A Valid Tool to Define Normal Lower Urinary Tract Function?
L. Leitner, M. Walter, Ulla Sammer, S. Knüpfer +2 more
2016PLoS ONE39 citations Open access
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Sacral Neuromodulation for Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
M. Liechti, S. van der Lely, S. Knüpfer, D. Abt +11 more
2022NEJM Evidence33 citations Open access
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Classification of Urinary Tract Infections in 2025: Moving Beyond Uncomplicated and Complicated
G. Bonkat, F. Wagenlehner, Tommaso Cai, S. Geerlings +12 more
2025European Urology Open Science28 citations Open access
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Bacterial species and antimicrobial resistance differ between catheter and non–catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Data from a national surveillance network
S. D’Incau, A. Atkinson, L. Leitner, A. Kronenberg +2 more
2023Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology26 citations Open access
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TASCI—transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation in patients with acute spinal cord injury to prevent neurogenic detrusor overactivity: protocol for a nationwide, randomised, sham-controlled, double-blind clinical trial
V. Birkhäuser, M. Liechti, C. Anderson, L. Bachmann +38 more
2020BMJ Open26 citations Open access
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The Challenge of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Patients with Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.
J. Tornic, J. Wöllner, L. Leitner, U. Mehnert +2 more
2020Journal of Urology25 citations Open access
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Antibiotic prophylaxis may not be necessary in patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria undergoing intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injections for neurogenic detrusor overactivity
L. Leitner, Ulla Sammer, M. Walter, S. Knüpfer +5 more
2016Scientific Reports24 citations Open access
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Autonomic dysreflexia and repeatability of cardiovascular changes during same session repeat urodynamic investigation in women with spinal cord injury
M. Walter, S. Knüpfer, L. Leitner, U. Mehnert +3 more
2016World journal of urology22 citations Open access
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Randomised Controlled Trials Assessing the Clinical Value of Urodynamic Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Nicolas S. Bodmer, Carla Wirth, V. Birkhäuser, A. Sartori +13 more
2022European Urology Open Science21 citations Open access
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Bacteriophages: a Panacea in Neuro-Urology?
L. Leitner, T. Kessler, J. Klumpp
2019European Urology Focus20 citations
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Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in the First Year After Spinal Cord Injury: A Descriptive Study of Urodynamic Findings
M. Kozomara, V. Birkhäuser, C. Anderson, Mirjam Bywater +13 more
2022Journal of Urology19 citations Open access
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Intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injections for refractory neurogenic detrusor overactivity incontinence: do we need urodynamic investigation for outcome assessment?
M. Koschorke, L. Leitner, H. Sadri, S. Knüpfer +2 more
2017BJU International18 citations
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Considering non‐bladder aetiologies of overactive bladder: a functional neuroimaging study
M. Walter, L. Leitner, C. Betschart, D. Engeler +7 more
2021BJU International17 citations
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Reliability of supraspinal correlates to lower urinary tract stimulation in healthy participants – A fMRI study
M. Walter, L. Leitner, L. Michels, M. Liechti +4 more
2019NeuroImage16 citations Open access
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Indwelling catheter vs intermittent catheterization: is there a difference in UTI susceptibility?
V. Neumeier, F. Stangl, J. Borer, C. Anderson +11 more
2023BMC Infectious Diseases15 citations Open access
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Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for Treating Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction: A Pilot Study for an International Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
J. Tornic, M. Liechti, Stephanie A. Stalder, V. Birkhäuser +4 more
2019European Urology Focus15 citations
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Protocol for a prospective magnetic resonance imaging study on supraspinal lower urinary tract control in healthy subjects and spinal cord injury patients undergoing intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA injections for treating neurogenic detrusor overactivity
L. Leitner, M. Walter, P. Freund, U. Mehnert +3 more
2014BMC Urology15 citations Open access
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Enhancing bacteriophage therapeutics through in situ production and release of heterologous antimicrobial effectors
Jiemin Du, S. Meile, J. Baggenstos, Tobias Jäggi +8 more
2022bioRxiv14 citations Open access
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A Method to Determine the Efficacy of a Commercial Phage Preparation against Uropathogens in Urine and Artificial Urine Determined by Isothermal Microcalorimetry
Aurelia Pahnita Sigg, M. Mariotti, Anabel E. Grütter, Tecla Lafranca +3 more
2022Microorganisms14 citations Open access
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Neuroimaging in Neuro-Urology.
U. Mehnert, S. van der Lely, M. Seif, L. Leitner +2 more
2020European Urology Focus14 citations
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Abnormal Resting-State Network Presence in Females with Overactive Bladder
U. Mehnert, M. Walter, L. Leitner, T. Kessler +3 more
2023Biomedicines12 citations Open access
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Temporal development of unfavourable urodynamic parameters during the first year after spinal cord injury
C. Anderson, M. Kozomara, V. Birkhäuser, Mirjam Bywater +13 more
2022BJU International12 citations Open access
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Urodynamics Are Essential to Predict the Risk for Upper Urinary Tract Damage after Acute Spinal Cord Injury
V. Birkhäuser, C. Anderson, M. Kozomara, Mirjam Bywater +13 more
2023Biomedicines11 citations Open access
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Bacteriophages: what role may they play in life after spinal cord injury?
L. Leitner, S. McCallin, T. Kessler
2021Spinal Cord10 citations Open access
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Bladder management in patients undergoing spine surgery: An assessment of care delivery
L. Leitner, F. Wanivenhaus, L. Bachmann, M. Liechti +3 more
2021North American Spine Society journal10 citations Open access
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Detrusor sphincter dyssynergia: can a more specific definition distinguish between patients with and without an underlying neurological disorder?
O. Gross, L. Leitner, M. Rasenack, M. Schubert +1 more
2021Spinal Cord10 citations Open access
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Bacteriophage therapy created the necessary conditions for successful antibiotic suppression in a periprosthetic hip joint infection: a Case Report
Peter Wahl, M. Schläppi, Archana Loganathan, I. Uçkay +6 more
2025Frontiers in Medicine9 citations Open access
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Innovations in Phage Therapy for Urinary Tract Infection.
L. Leitner, Thomas M. Kessler, S. McCallin
2024European Urology Focus9 citations Open access
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Management of uncomplicated UTI in the post-antibiotic era (II): select non-antibiotic approaches.
S. McCallin, T. Kessler, L. Leitner
2023Clinical Microbiology and Infection9 citations Open access
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Enhancing bacteriophage therapeutics through in situ production and release of heterologous antimicrobial effectors
Jiemin Du, S. Meile, J. Baggenstos, Tobias Jäggi +8 more
2023Nature Communications9 citations Open access
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State-of-the-Art Review: Diagnosis and Management of Acute and Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis.
Prathit A. Kulkarni, Nicolás W. Cortés-Penfield, Tyler J Brehm, F. Wagenlehner +3 more
2026Clinical Infectious Diseases7 citations
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A novel infusion‐drainage device to assess lower urinary tract function in neuro‐imaging
L. Leitner, M. Walter, B. Jarrahi, Johann Wanek +6 more
2017BJU International7 citations Open access
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Re: Sexual Behavior Shapes Male Genitourinary Microbiome Composition.
L. Leitner, S. McCallin
2023European Urology6 citations
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Update from TASCI, a Nationwide, Randomized, Sham-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Trial on Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Acute Spinal Cord Injury to Prevent Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity.
M. Liechti, S. van der Lely, Stephanie A. Stalder, C. Anderson +11 more
2020European Urology Focus6 citations Open access
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Intravesical bacteriophages for treating urinary tract infections in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial
A. Ujmajuridze, L. Leitner, N. Chanishvili, M. Goderdzishvili +10 more
2019European urology. Supplement6 citations
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bTUNED: transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction
Stephanie A. Stalder, O. Gross, C. Anderson, L. Bachmann +20 more
2023BJU International5 citations Open access
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European Association of Urology Guidelines on Urological Infections: Summary of the 2026 Guidelines.
Jennifer Kranz, Tommaso Cai, S. Geerlings, B. Köves +16 more
2026European Urology4 citations
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Urodynamic Risk Factors for Urinary Infection.
L. Leitner, L. Schneidewind, G. Bonkat, F. Stangl +1 more
2024European Urology Focus3 citations Open access
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Guiding phage therapy with genomic surveillance
L. Leitner, S. McCallin
2024Nature Microbiology3 citations
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Male sex is a risk factor for detrusor pressure jeopardising the upper urinary tract in patients with spinal cord injury
V. Birkhäuser, C. E. Anderson, M. Kozomara, M. W. G. Brinkhof +6 more
2025BJU International2 citations Open access
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Remote neurodegeneration in the lumbosacral cord one month after spinal cord injury: a cross‐sectional MRI study
Silvan Büeler, C. Anderson, V. Birkhäuser, P. Freund +12 more
2025Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology2 citations Open access
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Development of a Sham Protocol to Investigate Transcutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation in Randomised, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trials
Stephanie A. Stalder, S. van der Lely, C. Anderson, V. Birkhäuser +8 more
2023Biomedicines2 citations Open access
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Engineered reporter phages for rapid detection of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterococcus spp. in urine
S. Meile, Jiemin Du, S. Staubli, S. Grossman +19 more
2022bioRxiv2 citations Open access
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Optimizing clinical trial design using prospective cohort study data: a case study in neuro-urology
C. Anderson, V. Birkhäuser, Stephanie A. Stalder, L. Bachmann +11 more
2020Spinal Cord2 citations Open access
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