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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Digital Age: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots in Future Strategies

edited by

Alessandro Perrella

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6615

Keywords: AI; ChatGpt; AMS; AMR; infection; hospital aquired infection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

edited by Ahmad Salman and Itshak Lapidot

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5264

Keywords: bacterial infection; antibiotic; multi-drug resistance; bacterial susceptibility to antimicrobials; bacterial culturing; spectroscopy; machine learning

Comprehensively Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, Improving Food Safety and Achieving the One Health Goals: Global Challenges

edited by

Vladimir Kurćubić

, Pavle Mašković, Milan Mitić and

Nikola Stanišić

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3123

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); food safety; foodborne pathogens; antibiotic residues; natural antimicrobials; one health

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Veterinary Origin Bacteria

edited by Luchao Lv and Jing Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 409

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; animal-derived resistant; antimicrobial-resistant bacteria; foodborne pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Nanotechnology-Based Antimicrobials and Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Mihai Valentin Predoi

Simona Liliana Iconaru

and

Carmen Steluta Ciobanu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 195

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; nanocarriers; antimicrobial coatings; polymers nanocomposite; drug delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

The Use of Antibiotics in Aquaculture: Antimicrobial Resistance, Efficacy and Safety, Ethical and Environmental Concerns

edited by

Øivind Bergh

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4930 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial agents; antimicrobial resistance; aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Zoonoses, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marina Spînu

and

Magdalena Rzewuska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial resistance genes; monitoring; one health; pathogen transmission; resistance mechanisms; surveillance; zoonotic pathogens; zoonosis

Infection Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Therapy for Critical Patient

edited by Giovanna Travi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24652 | 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

Gabriele Bianco

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18113 | 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

Antimicrobial and Anti-Infective Activity of Natural Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Valério Monteiro-Neto

and

Elizabeth S. Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18081 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; antivirulence activity; natural compounds and extracts; probiotics; Streptomyces spp. and other antibiotic-producing microorganisms; antimicrobial resistance inhibition; betalactamase inhibition; efflux pump inhibition; synergistic associations; models of infection; clinical assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and Animal Products and Its Environmental Transmission Aspects

edited by

Nikolaos Solomakos

Thomai Lazou

and

Andreana Pexara

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9499 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; one health; AMR dissemination in the environment; antibiotics in animals; foodborne pathogens; animal products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Environmental Fate of Antibiotics: Monitoring, Toxicity, Resistance, and Removal Methods

edited by

Takashi Azuma

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9475 | 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

The Spread of Antibiotic Resistance in Natural Environments

edited by

Daniel Gyamfi Amoako

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7067 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance dissemination; antibiotic pollution; environmental adaptation; mobile genetic elements; ecological impact; environmental microbiome; resistance gene transfer; resistance hotspot; genomic landscape; One Health approach; emerging contaminants; bioinformatics in environmental genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Antibiotic Resistance: From the Bench to Patients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fernando Albericio

and

Márió Gajdács

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4377 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; infectious disease epidemiology; multidrug resistance; clinical bacteriology; antimicrobial stewardship; self-medication; knowledge– attitude– practice (KAP); regulatory perspectives; drug utilization; policy analysis; primary care; pharmacy; novel antimicrobial drugs; laboratory testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Innovations in Antibacterial Agents: Combating Resistance, Improving Efficacy and Exploring New Mechanisms

edited by

Rok Frlan

and

Martina Hrast

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4126 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; synthesis of novel antibacterial agents; computational chemistry; repurposing of drugs; novel antibacterial mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Epidemiology, Antifungal Resistance and Therapy in Fungal Infection

edited by

Eduardo Alvarez Duarte

, Valentina Salas and Paulo Murilo Neufeld

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3624 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; antifungal agents; antifungal treatment; echinocandins; fluconazole; fungemia; microsatellite genotyping; yeast; antifungal resistance; aspergillosis; azole

Current Updates on Antimicrobial Resistance in Pediatric Patients, 2nd Edition

edited by Stefania Vergnano and

Corina Maria Vasile

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2019 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; inappropriate antibiotic use in pediatrics; public health; adverse effects of antibiotics; multidrug-resistant bacteria; future perspectives on antimicrobial resistance; role of antimicrobial resistance in pediatric patients

Antibiotic Resistance and the Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Human and Veterinary Medicine

edited by Horvat Olga and Frane Božić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; human medicine; veterinary medicine; infection

Livestock Antibiotic Use and Resistance

edited by Valentina Monistero,

Paola Cremonesi

Gloria Gioia

and Valerio Bronzo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1707 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm; livestock; antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; One Health; multidrug-resistant; methicillin-resistant; extended-spectrum beta-lactamase; carbapenemase; superbug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship in Remote Areas—an One Health Perspective, 2nd Edition

edited by

Albert Figueras

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1696 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial consumption; antimicrobial stewardship; one-health; AWaRe classification; drug utilization studies; animal health; environmental health; human health; antimicrobial resistance; anthropological studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Environmental Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Akebe Luther King Abia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1523 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health; environmental health; antibiotic resistance; environmental resistome; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; whole-genome sequencing; metagenomics; climate change and AMR; AMR models and One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture: Alternative and Complementary Treatment Methods

edited by

Jaime Romero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; alternatives; aquaculture; probiotics; phage therapy

Antimicrobial Activity of Plants Against Emerging or Drug-Resistant Human Pathogens

edited by

Andrés H. Uc-Cachón

and

Gloria María Molina-Salinas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-infective agents; antimicrobial activity; human pathogens; medicinal plants; natural products; phytodrugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

The Battle Against Urinary Tract Infections: The Role of Antibiotics

edited by

Pawel Miotla

and

Sara Wawrysiuk

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary tract infection (UTI); antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); multidrug-resistant uropathogens; antibiotic stewardship; UTI treatment; novel antibiotics; phage therapy; UTI pathogenesis; probiotics in UTI management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogens of Hospital Importance

edited by

Maria de Lourdes R.S. Cunha

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | 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)

Staphylococcus aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marisa I. Gómez

Cintia González

and Constanza Giai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; pathogenesis; skin; skin and soft tissue infections; antimicrobial resistance; adaptation; host response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Strategies in Critical Care

edited by

Susana M. Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection prevention; critical care; sepsis; stewardship practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Zoonotic Bacterial Infections: Genetic Studies and Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Sónia Silva

Daniela Araújo

and

Joana Castro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonotic bacterial infections; transmission; public health; virulence factors; genetic studies; virulence factors; antibiotic resistance; clinical impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Resistance and Evolving Biology in Mycobacteria: Multidisciplinarity as a Contemporary Approach

edited by

Irena Arandjelovic

and Dragana Vukovic

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: tuberculosis; drug resistance; evolutionary biology; pathogen-host interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Intervention, 2nd Edition

edited by

Majid Mirzazadeh

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: UTI; antibiotic; microbiome; PCR; next-generation sequencing; urine culture; enhanced quantitative urine cultures; urinary sepsis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

ESKAPE and MDRO Pathogens: Infections and Antimicrobial Treatment

edited by

Carlo Pallotto

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESKAPE; MDRO; Escherichia coli; Staphylococcus aureus; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Acinetobacter baumannii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Enterobacter cloacae; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Optimization of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Public Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aoife Fleming

and

Vito D'Andrea

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial prescribing; antimicrobial surveillance; primary care; secondary care; long-term care; penicillin allergy; pharmacy; public health; general practice; point-of-care testing; qualitative research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

The Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Agents to Combat Infections

edited by

Yuanpu Peter Di

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; resistance; bacteriophage; virulence; structure; PD/PK; bacteria; virus; fungus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Strategies to Combat Antibiotic Resistance and Microbial Biofilms

edited by

Isabella Macário Ferro Cavalcanti

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3648 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; biofilms; nanotechnology; medicinal plants; synthetic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence Mechanisms in Gram-Negative Bacteria: An Alliance for Success

edited by

Francesco Imperi

submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3074 | Submission Open

Keywords: virulence; Gram-negative; antimicrobial resistance; One Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

New Approaches in Antimicrobial Drug Discovery and Design

edited by

Robert Penchovsky

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3864 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational drug design; multi-drug resistant human pathogenic bacteria; new antibiotics; antibacterial drugs; antibacterial drug targets; in silico drug target evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Efflux Pumps in Bacteria: What They Do and How We Can Stop Them

edited by

Tommaso Felicetti

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 33605 | Submission Open

Keywords: new antibiotics; bioactive medicinal agents; classes of antibiotics; antibiotic resistance and misuse; natural antibiotics; microbial efflux pumps; efflux pump inhibitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Antibiotics Resistance in Gram-Negative Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simone Simionatto

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15760 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; genomics surveillance; One-Health; enterobacteriaceae; repurposing; bacteriophages; antimicrobial peptides; natural compounds; virulence profiles

The Search for Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products

edited by Carolina P. Reyes and

Antonio Francioso

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11018 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; antimicrobial agents; drug discovery; mechanism of action; pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Treatment and Management of Central Nervous System Infections

edited by Liana Signorini and Angelo Pan

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9530 | Submission Open

Keywords: central nervous system; CNS; hospital-acquired infection; nosocomial; neurosurgery; external ventricular drainage; EVD; post-neurosurgical meningitis; bacterial colonization

What’s New: Natural and Synthetic Antibacterials and/or Agents with Multiple Activities? (3rd Edition)

edited by

Maria Stefania Sinicropi

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antibacterials; synthetic antibacterials; antitumorals; antivirals; antioxidants; antifungals; anti-inflammatory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Machine Learning for Antimicrobial Resistance Prediction, 2nd Edition

edited by

Asad Mustafa Karim

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2296 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance prediction; artificial intelligence; machine learning; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobials in Critically Ill Patients

edited by Young Ran Lee

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1761 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); antibiotics; antimicrobials; pharmacokinetic; pharmacodynamic; critically ill

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Clostridioides difficile Infection, 3rd Edition

edited by

Guido Granata

submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; Clostridioides difficile infection recurrence; antimicrobial use; host and microbiota interaction; CDI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Genomic Analysis of Drug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Erica Diani

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2467 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-drug resistant; mutation; bacteria; NGS; sequencing; mobile genetics elements; gene transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Epidemiology, Detection and Treatment

edited by Seung Soon Lee

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE); antibiotic treatment; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Detection of Bacteria and Antibiotics Surveillance in Livestock

edited by

Danijela Horvatek Tomić

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9710 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; bacteria; pathogens; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic surveillance; zoonoses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Bioactive Peptides and Their Antibiotic Activity

edited by

Hamilton Cabral

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8596 | Submission Open

Keywords: database peptides; therapeutic agents; peptide design; antimicrobial peptides; antibiotic resistance; therapeutic drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Pharmacokinetic and Antibiotic Dosing for Intensive Care Unit Patients

edited by

Yuhki Sato

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21402 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics; therapeutic drug monitoring; population pharmacokinetics analysis; bacterial susceptibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Nanoparticles as Antibacterial/Antibiofilm Agents

edited by

J. Scott VanEpps

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20749 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; antibacterial; biofilm; mechanism; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)

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