New Antimicrobial Options in the Clinical Practice of Infections Caused by Difficult-to-Treat Pathogens: A Global Opportunity for Public Health
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 33128
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; antibiotics; resistance mechanisms; difficult-to-treat pathogens; carbapenem resistance; Acinetobacter baumannii
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Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious cause of concern for public health. Difficult-to-treat pathogens are diffused worldwide, and related infections are associated to the important fatality rate. Recently approved antibiotics represent new weapons in the battle against AMR. This Special Issue considers all aspects of infections related to difficult-to-treat pathogens and antimicrobial options. Moreover, the application of molecular diagnostic and the whole genome sequencing represents an important approach to better understand antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. Articles or reviews regarding pan-drug- (PDR) or extensive drug-resistant (XDR) pathogens, metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus are encouraged. In addition, manuscripts concerning specific areas of interest are welcome:
- In vitro and in vivo studies on clinical isolates;
- Case reports or case series;
- Epidemiological and molecular investigation of outbreaks;
- Methods for assaying new antimicrobials;
- Antimicrobial activity of non-antibiotic molecules against clinical isolates;
- Rare or emerging resistance determinants;
- Rare or emerging virulence factors;
- New associations between resistance determinants and pathogens.
Dr. Luigi Principe
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- new antibiotics
- new antimicrobial options
- difficult-to-treat pathogens
- emerging resistance
- multidrug resistance
- emerging virulence
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- metallo-β-lactamase-producing enterobacterales
- vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
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