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Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence in Veterinary Pathogens

edited by

Manuela Oliveira

and

Eva Cunha

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4632 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; animal production; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; aquaculture; epidemiology; genomics; infections pathogenesis; One Health; wildlife

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

Antimicrobial Treatment and Management of Central Nervous System Infections

edited by Liana Signorini and Angelo Pan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4206 | Submission Open

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

Epidemiology, Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy: A Shared Effort against Infectious Diseases

edited by Francesca Pica

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes and antimicrobials; bacteria; fungi and viruses; antibiotics; antifungals and antivirals; antimicrobial resistance; rapid diagnostics; genotypic and phenotypic resistance; epidemiology; public health; infectious diseases; hospital-acquired infections (HAIs); community infections; natural and synthetic antimicrobial compounds

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

Antimicrobial Strategies against Oral Pathogenic Bacteria and Biofilm, 2nd Edition

edited by

María C. Sánchez Beltrán

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3556 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral biofilms; oral pathogenic bacteria; oral infections; antimicrobial strategies; microbial oral homeostasis; oral dysbiosis; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Emerging Topics in Clostridioides difficile Infection: A One Health Problem

edited by

Simon D. Baines

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: clostridium difficile infection (CDI); antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobial prescribing; one health; laboratory studies

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: New Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Francesca Sisto

and

Simone Carradori

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; new targets; synthetic drugs; natural compounds; quorum sensing; in vivo models; checkerboard assay; resistance modifiers; probiotics

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

Antimicrobial Prescribing and Antimicrobial Use in Healthcare Settings

edited by

Masayuki Maeda

and

Yuichi Muraki

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 37881 | Submission Open

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

Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiological Study of Clinically Relevant Pathogens

edited by

Florin George Horhat

Adrian Man

and

Delia Muntean

submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3925 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial activity; antimicrobial resistance; infections; multidrug-resistant pathogens; virulence gene expression; drug discovery; epidemiological study

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

Infection Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Therapy for Critical Patient

edited by Giovanna Travi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11471 | 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 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11042 | 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

Surgical Infections and Sepsis: Epidemiology, Prevention and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

edited by

Antonio Riccardo Buonomo

and

Massimo Sartelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9979 | Submission Open

Keywords: SSI; sepsis; COVID-19; antimicrobial resistance; SSI epidemiology; SSI duration of treatment; SSI outcomes

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

The Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections: Focus on Activity of New Antibiotics

edited by

Fabio Arena

and

Gianfranco La Bella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9769 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteremia; sepsis; septic shock; multi-drug resistance; surveillance; risk factors

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

New Insights into Antimicrobial Discovery

edited by

Veronica Folliero

and

Gianluigi Franci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9699 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial discovery; multidrug resistance; infectious agents; chemotherapy

Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infections

edited by

Alessandro Pasculli

and

Davide Fiore Bavaro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8841 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; surgical site infections; multidrug-resistant agents; multidisciplinary team

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

Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Infection and Antibiotic Stewardship

edited by

Daniel T. Anderson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7644 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; treatment; antimicrobials

Essential Oil and Plant Extracts: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity

edited by

Bojana Danilović

Ivana Karabegović

and

Jelena Stanojević

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6805 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; plant extracts; composition; antimicrobial activity; food protection; antimicrobial packaging

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

From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics

edited by

Eleonora Nicolai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6222 | Submission Open

Epidemiology of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Jamie Wagner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5630 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistance; benchmarking; colonization; infection; health-systems

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

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

edited by

Takashi Azuma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2881 | 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

Drug Repositioning in Antimicrobial Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessia Carocci

and Alexia Barbarossa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2185 | Submission Open

Urinary Tract Infections: New Insights into Diagnosis, Treatment and Pathogenesis

edited by

Paola Scavone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2161 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary tract infections; urinary microbiota; intracellular bacterial communities; diagnosis; etiological agents; treatments; antibiotic resistance

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Optimizing Antibiotic Dose in Critically Ill Patients

edited by Barbara J. Philips

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobials; intensive care; critical care; sepsis; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; stewardship; beta-lactams; aminoglycosides; quinolones; cephalosporins; antifungal

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

Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Styliani Sarrou

and

Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: zoonoses; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; one health

Antiprotozoal Activity of Natural Products: 2nd Edition

edited by

Filippo Maggi

and

Riccardo Petrelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 930 | Submission Open

Keywords: botanicals; secondary metabolites; isolation; structural elucidation; anti-protozoal activity

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

Lipopeptide Surfactants as Potential Antimicrobial Agents

edited by Zakaria Hafidi and

Francisco Fabio Oliveira De Sousa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Antibiotics Stewardship in Ambulatory Care Settings

edited by Mary Elizabeth Sexton and Sharon V. Tsay

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance

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

The Search for Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products

edited by Carolina P. Reyes and

Antonio Francioso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

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

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

Rational Use of Antibiotics in Bloodstream Infection, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tsung-Yu Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational antibiotic usage; bacteremia; critical care; antibiotic stewardship; education; artificial intelligence; multiple-drug-resistant bacteria

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

Skin Diseases and Antibiotic Use

edited by

Dario Leskur

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic stewardship; dermatology; cutaneous infection; skin diseases

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

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

edited by

Jaime Romero

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

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

Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogens of Hospital Importance

edited by

Maria de Lourdes R.S. Cunha

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 86 | 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)

Antibiotics Use for Respiratory Diseases

edited by

Mirela Loredana Grigoraş

Cristian Oancea

and

Cosmin Citu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; respiratory diseases; diagnostics; co-infection; healthcare-associated infection

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

Antibiotic Treatment on Surgical Infections

edited by

Fausto Catena

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9014 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical site; infection; emergency surgery; prevention

Antimicrobials Agents: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Marius Stefan

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7968 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant pathogens; infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; new antimicrobials; drug development; antimicrobial activity; structure– activity relationship (SAR); antimicrobial therapy

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

Computational Approaches in Discovery and Design of Antimicrobial Peptides - 2nd Edition

edited by

Guillermin Agüero-Chapin

Yovani Marrero-Ponce

and

Agostinho Antunes

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7823 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational search and design of AMPs; alignment-based and alignment-free approaches; machine-learning; artificial intelligence; biodiscovery with associated computational analyses/tools; non-conventional in silico approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Use in Healthcare Setting

edited by Colin S. Brown and

Donna M. Lecky

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5550 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic; behavior; decision support; antimicrobial resistance; knowledge; education; impact; implementation

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

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of Nanomaterials: From Bacteria to Yeast

edited by

Roberto Vazquez-Munoz

and

Lourdes Bazán-Díaz

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5385 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial nanomaterials; antibiofilm; microbiome; drug resistance; nanotoxicity

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

Distribution, Sources and Risks of Bacteria and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment

edited by

Anna Psaroulaki

Kyriaki Tryfinopoulou

and

Dimosthenis Chochlakis

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5234 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and one health; AMR dissemination in the environment; risk assessment of AMR in environmental reservoirs (agroecosystems); antibiotic resistant pathogenic and resident bacteria; antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) transfer; ARG quantification; AMR and food/feed chain; antibiotics in animals; agrochemicals; antibiotic residues

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) in Hospital and Outpatient Settings: The Devil Is in the Details

edited by

Natalie Schellack

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2060 | Submission Open

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

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Antibacterial Compounds

edited by

Khondaker Miraz Rahman

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial agents; antifungal agents; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; drug discovery; medicinal chemistry

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

Antimicrobial Prescribing, Population Use and Resistance, Impact in Global Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Juan Manuel Vázquez-Lago

Ana Estany-Gestal

and

Angel Salgado-Barreira

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; social behavior; antibiotic resistance; social factors; attitudes; knowledge; practice; qualitative research; public health interventions; antibiotic prescription; community care

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

Mechanisms of Biofilm Development and Antibiofilm Therapeutics Strategies

edited by

Ruth Dudek-Wicher

and

Joanna Żur

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; polymicrobial biofilms; biofilm development; biofilm eradication; antibiofilm activity; targeted anti-biofilm therapy; EPS; quorum sensing; metabolic; AMP; biofilm penetration; enhanced antimicrobial therapy; multi-immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Antibiotic Use in Clostridioides difficile Infection, Mechanisms of Resistance and Alternative Treatments

edited by

Eliane De Oliveira Ferreira

and

Guido Granata

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: Clostridioides difficile; antibiotics; resistance mechanisms; treatment; new therapies

Plasmid-Borne Antibiotic Resistance Genes

edited by Samina Akbar and Azeem Ahmad

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

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

Strategies for Combatting Multidrug-Resistant and Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bożena Futoma-Kołoch

and Anna Kędziora

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: MDR bacteria; EDR bacteria; novel antimicrobial drugs; novel therapeutical approaches against MDR; novel therapeutical approaches against EDR; guidelines; personalized microbiota; bacteriophages; autovaccine therapy; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)

Antibacterial Resistance and Infection Control in ICU

edited by

Daniela C. Pasero

and

Francesco Forfori

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19677 | Submission Open

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

Anti-microbial Activity of Metabolites Isolated from Fungi

edited by

Marco Clericuzio

Elisa Gamalero

and

Elisa Bona

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5753 | Submission Open

Keywords: Fungi; mycelia; fruiting bodies; metabolites; extraction; isolation; antibiotics; antifungal activity; Candida sp.; Pseudomonas sp.; Acinetobacter sp.; Klebsiella sp.; Antibiotic resistance; carbapenems; methycillin; colistin; azole

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fungi and Their Metabolites)

Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens in Wildlife

edited by

Fabrizio Bertelloni

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; pathogens; commensal; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial resistance genes; wildlife

Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos M. Franco

and

Beatriz Vázquez Belda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 30735 | Submission Open