Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Hospital-acquired infections frequently complicate the course of hospitalized patients and may cause significant morbidity and mortality. The most frequent hospital-acquired infections are those of the bloodstream, the respiratory tract, and the urinary tract. Currently, the field of hospital-acquired infections is rapidly changing due to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance, which leads to thousands of deaths worldwide, mainly due to infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, extensively-drug resistant and pan-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, and multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This often leaves clinicians with few therapeutic options, leading to the revival of older antibiotics and the use of antimicrobial combinations in problematic infectctions caused by these resistant pathogens.

This Special Issue aims to bring together original studies and literature reviews related to the epidemiology, microbiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of hospital-acquired infections. Studies providing evidence on this topic, as well as on the topic of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in hospital-acquired infections, are very welcome.

Prof. Dr. Diamantis P. Kofteridis
Dr. Petros Ioannou
Guest Editors

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• hospital-acquired infection
• bacteremia
• bloodstream infection
• pneumonia
• ventilator-associated pneumonia
• urinary tract infection