Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Gynecological Infections
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
2. Regional Hospital Heilig Hart, 3300 Tienen, Belgium
3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Antwerpen, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Interests: vulvo-vaginitis; painful intercourse; probiotic therapy; contraception; preterm birth; sexually transmitted infections
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world of infections in general, and genital infections in particular, has gained enormous interest the last few years due to new insights in the vaginal microbiome, new antibiotic resistance patterns of sexually transmitted infections, the upheaval of microscopy as a diagnostic tool, and new drugs, probiotics, and vaccines to treat or prevent infection or recurrence.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Diagnostics to elucidate some enigmatic and formerly misunderstood associations and diagnostic issues.
We invite you to submit manuscripts with opinions or data improving the diagnostics of genital infections, which we will review and consider for publication in this issue. Papers addressing microscopy, deep AI learning, microbiome research, antibiotic or antimycotic resistance, the composition and physiopathology of vulvovaginal and upper genital tract infections, biomarkers, inflammatory markers, and especially mixed infections are all welcome.
Research papers, opinion papers, reviews (if original), and case studies of special interest will be considered.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Prof. Dr. Gilbert Donders
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diagnostics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- genital infections
- vaginal microbiome
- sexually transmitted infections
- diagnostic microscopy
- antibiotic resistance
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