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Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence in Veterinary Pathogens
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5783
Keywords: agriculture; animal production; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; aquaculture; epidemiology; genomics; infections pathogenesis; One Health; wildlife
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
Antimicrobial Treatment and Management of Central Nervous System Infections
edited by Liana Signorini and Angelo Pan
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5132
Keywords: central nervous system; CNS; hospital-acquired infection; nosocomial; neurosurgery; external ventricular drainage; EVD; post-neurosurgical meningitis; bacterial colonization
Epidemiology, Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy: A Shared Effort against Infectious Diseases
edited by Francesca Pica
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5023
Keywords: microbes and antimicrobials; bacteria; fungi and viruses; antibiotics; antifungals and antivirals; antimicrobial resistance; rapid diagnostics; genotypic and phenotypic resistance; epidemiology; public health; infectious diseases; hospital-acquired infections (HAIs); community infections; natural and synthetic antimicrobial compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antimicrobial Strategies against Oral Pathogenic Bacteria and Biofilm, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4125
Keywords: oral biofilms; oral pathogenic bacteria; oral infections; antimicrobial strategies; microbial oral homeostasis; oral dysbiosis; antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)
Emerging Topics in Clostridioides difficile Infection: A One Health Problem
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1855
Keywords: clostridium difficile infection (CDI); antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobial prescribing; one health; laboratory studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: New Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 261
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; new targets; synthetic drugs; natural compounds; quorum sensing; in vivo models; checkerboard assay; resistance modifiers; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiological Study of Clinically Relevant Pathogens submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5486 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibacterial activity; antimicrobial resistance; infections; multidrug-resistant pathogens; virulence gene expression; drug discovery; epidemiological study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Infection Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Therapy for Critical Patient
edited by Giovanna Travi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14083 | Submission Open
Keywords: TDM (therapeutical drug monitoring); bacterials array; septic shock; MDR (multi drug resistance)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Bacterial Detection, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11909 | Submission Open
Keywords: identification methods; rapid diagnostics; MALDI-TOF MS; molecular testing; rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing; antimicrobial susceptibility; synergy testing; β -lactam/β -lactamase inhibitor; fosfomycin; colistin
The Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections: Focus on Activity of New Antibiotics submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10703 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteremia; sepsis; septic shock; multi-drug resistance; surveillance; risk factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Surgical Infections and Sepsis: Epidemiology, Prevention and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10612 | Submission Open
Keywords: SSI; sepsis; COVID-19; antimicrobial resistance; SSI epidemiology; SSI duration of treatment; SSI outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
New Insights into Antimicrobial Discovery submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10488 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial discovery; multidrug resistance; infectious agents; chemotherapy
Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infections submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9795 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; surgical site infections; multidrug-resistant agents; multidisciplinary team
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Infection and Antibiotic Stewardship
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8697 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; treatment; antimicrobials
Essential Oil and Plant Extracts: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7530 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; plant extracts; composition; antimicrobial activity; food protection; antimicrobial packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7206 | Submission Open
Epidemiology of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6098 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistance; benchmarking; colonization; infection; health-systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Environmental Fate of Antibiotics: Monitoring, Toxicity, Resistance, and Removal Methods
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3266 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobials; high-throughput analysis; wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); hospital wastewater; livestock environment; water purification plant (WTP); aquatic environment; environmental health risk assessment; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); advanced water treatment
Drug Repositioning in Antimicrobial Therapy, 2nd Edition
edited by and Alexia Barbarossa
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2922 | Submission Open
Urinary Tract Infections: New Insights into Diagnosis, Treatment and Pathogenesis
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open
Keywords: urinary tract infections; urinary microbiota; intracellular bacterial communities; diagnosis; etiological agents; treatments; antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Optimizing Antibiotic Dose in Critically Ill Patients
edited by Barbara J. Philips
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1533 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobials; intensive care; critical care; sepsis; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; stewardship; beta-lactams; aminoglycosides; quinolones; cephalosporins; antifungal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open
Keywords: zoonoses; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; one health
Antiprotozoal Activity of Natural Products: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | Submission Open
Keywords: botanicals; secondary metabolites; isolation; structural elucidation; anti-protozoal activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
The Search for Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products
edited by Carolina P. Reyes and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; antimicrobial agents; drug discovery; mechanism of action; pharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Lipopeptide Surfactants as Potential Antimicrobial Agents
edited by Zakaria Hafidi and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)
Antibiotics Stewardship in Ambulatory Care Settings
edited by Mary Elizabeth Sexton and Sharon V. Tsay
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Rational Use of Antibiotics in Bloodstream Infection, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: rational antibiotic usage; bacteremia; critical care; antibiotic stewardship; education; artificial intelligence; multiple-drug-resistant bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture: Alternative and Complementary Treatment Methods
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; alternatives; aquaculture; probiotics; phage therapy
Skin Diseases and Antibiotic Use
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic stewardship; dermatology; cutaneous infection; skin diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogens of Hospital Importance submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: ESKAPEE pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant organisms; genetics; resistance mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)
Antibiotics Use for Respiratory Diseases submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; respiratory diseases; diagnostics; co-infection; healthcare-associated infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Computational Approaches in Discovery and Design of Antimicrobial Peptides - 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10871 | Submission Open
Keywords: rational search and design of AMPs; alignment-based and alignment-free approaches; machine-learning; artificial intelligence; biodiscovery with associated computational analyses/tools; non-conventional in silico approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)
Antibiotic Treatment on Surgical Infections
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9542 | Submission Open
Keywords: surgical site; infection; emergency surgery; prevention
Antimicrobials Agents: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9192 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidrug-resistant pathogens; infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; new antimicrobials; drug development; antimicrobial activity; structure– activity relationship (SAR); antimicrobial therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Use in Healthcare Setting
edited by Colin S. Brown and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6276 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic; behavior; decision support; antimicrobial resistance; knowledge; education; impact; implementation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Distribution, Sources and Risks of Bacteria and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5990 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and one health; AMR dissemination in the environment; risk assessment of AMR in environmental reservoirs (agroecosystems); antibiotic resistant pathogenic and resident bacteria; antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) transfer; ARG quantification; AMR and food/feed chain; antibiotics in animals; agrochemicals; antibiotic residues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Nanomaterials: From Bacteria to Yeast submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5926 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial nanomaterials; antibiofilm; microbiome; drug resistance; nanotoxicity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)
Antimicrobial Prescribing, Population Use and Resistance, Impact in Global Health, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2347 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; social behavior; antibiotic resistance; social factors; attitudes; knowledge; practice; qualitative research; public health interventions; antibiotic prescription; community care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) in Hospital and Outpatient Settings: The Devil Is in the Details
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Antibacterial Compounds submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibacterial agents; antifungal agents; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Mechanisms of Biofilm Development and Antibiofilm Therapeutics Strategies submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofilm; polymicrobial biofilms; biofilm development; biofilm eradication; antibiofilm activity; targeted anti-biofilm therapy; EPS; quorum sensing; metabolic; AMP; biofilm penetration; enhanced antimicrobial therapy; multi-immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)
Strategies for Combatting Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria, 2nd Edition
edited by and Anna Kędziora
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 550 | Submission Open
Keywords: MDR bacteria; EDR bacteria; novel antimicrobial drugs; novel therapeutical approaches against MDR; novel therapeutical approaches against EDR; guidelines; personalized microbiota; bacteriophages; autovaccine therapy; antimicrobial stewardship
(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)
Antibiotic Use in Clostridioides difficile Infection, Mechanisms of Resistance and Alternative Treatments submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; antibiotics; resistance mechanisms; treatment; new therapies
Plasmid-Borne Antibiotic Resistance Genes
edited by Samina Akbar and Azeem Ahmad
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Antibacterial Resistance and Infection Control in ICU submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24347 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Anti-microbial Activity of Metabolites Isolated from Fungi submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6449 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fungi; mycelia; fruiting bodies; metabolites; extraction; isolation; antibiotics; antifungal activity; Candida sp.; Pseudomonas sp.; Acinetobacter sp.; Klebsiella sp.; Antibiotic resistance; carbapenems; methycillin; colistin; azole
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi and Their Metabolites)
Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens in Wildlife submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteria; pathogens; commensal; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial resistance genes; wildlife
Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 32863 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Essential Oil of the Plants: Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial Activity, and Biological Applications submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17794 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural compounds; antimicrobials; antibiofilms; antioxidants; antivirulence factors; mode of action; antiproliferative; citotoxicty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Mastitis: Causative Agents, Drug Resistance, and Treatment Approaches
edited by , and Heinrich Neubauer
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17336 | Submission Open
Keywords: mastitis; etiology; multidrug resistance; alternative bovine mastitis treatment; WGS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
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