Antimicrobial Resistance—New Insights, 3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 1713
Special Issue Editor
2. CINTESIS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Interests: antimicrobial susceptibility assays; microbial mechanisms of resistance; flow cytometry and microbiology; rapid antimicrobial susceptibility assays
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Health care has been a hot topic recently. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, antimicrobial resistance was already a major global concern. During—and certainly after—the pandemic, this topic will continue to be a cause of global concern and an urgent topic requiring research efforts. Infectious disease treatment requires disruptive strategies, including new drugs, knowledge about mechanisms of resistance, and faster diagnostic tests. New drugs are necessary, entailing the development of new molecules and the search for alternative microbe targets. Molecular knowledge of the underlying mechanisms of resistance would help to eventually revert resistance and recover some old molecules. Additionally, but no less important, is the development of rapid solutions from microbiology labs in order to guide antimicrobial therapy, avoiding broad-spectrum empiric treatment. To help antimicrobial stewardship, the development of antimicrobial dosing for some drugs and in special patients is also required.
Dr. Cidália Pina-Vaz
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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. International Journal of Molecular Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. There is an Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal. For details about the APC please see here. Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance
- rapid antimicrobial susceptible assays
- antimicrobial dosing
- molecular assays
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
