Hospital-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance

Dear Colleagues,

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a significant threat to global health. Medical advances in the field of chronic diseases as well as the ageing of the human population have led to an increase in individuals requiring hospitalisation and presenting risk factors for infections. In addition, the antimicrobial resistance crisis complicates the therapeutic management of infected patients, with a consequent negative impact on morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare costs. The characterisation of risk factors associated with HAIs, epidemiology, and related aspects of diagnosis and therapy are of crucial importance for scientific progress in the field of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.

This Special Issue will publish up-to-date data on the epidemiology or clinical aspects of HAIs, antimicrobial resistance, in vivo and in vitro activities of new antimicrobials, the development of new drugs or therapeutic strategies, and rapid diagnostic testing.

Dr. Gabriele Bianco
Guest Editor

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