Antibiotic Adjuvants: An Approach to Overcoming Multi-Drug Resistance and Biofilm Infections
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiofilm Strategies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2024) | Viewed by 6889
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Interests: azamacrocyles; antimicrobials; antitumorals; metallodrugs
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Interests: bioactive compounds; antitumor compounds; antimicrobial compounds; immunomodulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The incidence of infectious diseases caused by multi-drug-resistant pathogens has been increasing over the last few decades. These microorganisms are difficult to eradicate and are associated with worst outcomes than those caused by the respective susceptible strains. In addition, biofilm-associated microorganisms have shown a much higher resistance to antibiotics than planktonic microorganisms. While the emergence of multi-drug resistance has been associated with the misuse and abuse of antimicrobials, the number of available effective drugs is decreasing and novel compounds being introduced into the market are scarce. Therefore, current available antibiotic treatments often have limited or no efficacy against healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), and novel therapeutic strategies need to be considered. This Special Issue aims to gather papers describing novel approaches to overcome infections caused by multi-drug-resistant microorganisms and/or those producing biofilms. In this context, papers on the description of antibiotic adjuvants are particularly welcome.
Dr. Luis G. Alves
Dr. Fatima Cerqueira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multidrug resistance
- biofilm
- drug design
- antibiotic adjuvants
- antimicrobial synergy
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