Prevention and Antimicrobial Surveillance of Hospital-Associated Infections
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nosocomial infections are a worldwide emerging problem causing life-threatening conditions and financial impact on healthcare systems. Neonatal, pediatric and adult patients infected by antibiotic-resistant nosocomial pathogens are difficult to treat and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Intensive care units are the most vulnerable departments in medical settings and health-associated infections in these units are difficult to treat. Hand and environmental hygiene, antimicrobial stewardship, care coordination, surveillance of infection patterns, screening and cohorting patients and coordination between different health care professionals are essential strategies for nosocomial infection control and prevention. Laboratory, pharmacological, clinical and epidemiological studies are required and are more than welcome in order to improve the management of the complex and multifactorial problem of health-care associated infections.
Dr. Theodouli Stergiopoulou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- infection monitoring
- surveillance program
- antimicrobial surveillance
- healthcare-associated infections
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