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Antimicrobial Resistance Genes: Spread and Evolution

edited by

Angeliki Mavroidi

and

Georgia Vrioni

submission deadline 29 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13192 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbes; antimicrobial resistance; resistance genes; gene flow; evolution

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

Natural Products and Bio-Nanomaterials: Novel Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

, Gerson Nakazato and

Sara Scandorieiro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 32129 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; material; antimicrobial; nature; resistance; nanoparticles; strategy

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

Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapy in Intensive Care Unit

edited by

Pablo Vidal-Cortés

, Borja Suberviola and

David Andaluz-Ojeda

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28271 | Submission Open

Keywords: ICU; sepsis; antimicrobial; multidrug-resistant bacteria; sepsis; antimicrobial stewardship

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

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

edited by

Guillermin Agüero-Chapin

Yovani Marrero-Ponce

and

Agostinho Antunes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20590 | 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)

Optimizing Antimicrobial Use: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Surveillance

edited by Jesus Ruiz-Ramos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16677 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial cycling; antimicrobial resistance; decision support; antibiotic optimization; antibiotic therapy

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

Combination Therapy against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Mao Hagihara

and

Hideo Kato

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15327 | Submission Open

Keywords: combination therapy; multidrug-resistant pathogens; in vitro; in vivo; clinical study; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics.

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

Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and/or TDM of Antimicrobial Agents

edited by

Yukihiro Hamada

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6373 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics; therapeutic drug monitoring; antimicrobial resistant; AI; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Development of Antimicrobial Peptides from Amphibian, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Luisa Mangoni

Bruno Casciaro

and Maria Rosa Loffredo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5631 | Submission Open

Keywords: frog skin-derived antimicrobial peptides; natural and synthetic AMPs; the synergy of AMPs; insights into the mechanism(s) of action of AMPs; drug delivery system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Optimizing Antibiotic Dose in Critically Ill Patients

edited by Barbara J. Philips

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5314 | 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 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Advances in the Discovery of Novel Antimicrobial Agents in Nature and Their Applications, 2nd edition

edited by

Ana Tomić

and

Olja Šovljanski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5172 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial mechanisms; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosynthesis and Combinatorial Approaches in Antimicrobial Discovery)

Antibiotics Stewardship in Low and Middle-Income Countries

edited by

Tania Ayllón

and

Gustavo Ortiz-Díez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3663 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); low and middle-income countries (LMICs); multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains; One Health; public health; animal health; environmental impact; healthcare; sanitation and hygiene; preventive medine; epidemiological surveillance

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

Irrational Antibiotic Use in Primary Care

edited by

Xiaodong Guan

, Luwen Shi and Paul Little

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3364 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrational antibiotic use; antimicrobial resistance; drivers; primary care

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

New Insights into Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Neonatal Sepsis and Short- and Long-Term Outcomes

edited by

Vasilios Giapros

Dimitrios Rallis

and Maria Baltogianni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3200 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonate; sepsis; early sepsis; late sepsis; antibiotic resistance; multiple resistance antibiotics; antibiotics stewardship

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

Prevention and Antimicrobial Surveillance of Hospital-Associated Infections

edited by Theodouli Stergiopoulou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2855 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection monitoring; surveillance program; antimicrobial surveillance; healthcare-associated infections

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

Antibiotics Use for Respiratory Diseases

edited by

Mirela Loredana Grigoraş

Cristian Oancea

and

Cosmin Citu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2602 | 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)

A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Beatriz Robredo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; animal; food; environment

Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria Infections: Current Epidemiology, Prognosis and Treatment Options

edited by Novella Carannante

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2420 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria; epidemiology and prognosis; antibiotic treatment options; antimicrobial resistance; infection control and antibiotic use

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

Antimicrobial Activities of Bioactive Components from Honeybee Products

edited by

Otilia Bobis

Adriana Cristina Urcan

and

Claudia Pașca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2132 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee products; antibiotics; antimicrobial activity; bioactive compounds; honey; propolis; bee pollen/beebread; royal jelly; bee venom; microbial resistance

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

Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence in Bacterial Isolates: A Genomic Perspective from Human and Animal Sources

edited by

Sónia Ramos

and

Alexandra Nunes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: MDRB; antimicrobial resistance; one health; mobile genetic elements; AMR; antimicrobial resistance gene

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

Antibiotic Therapy in Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs)

edited by Ágnes Tóth and

Attila Csaba Nagy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic therapy; respiratory tract infections; clinical guidelines; prescribing practices; antibacterial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

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

Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy of Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana D. Tomas Petrović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antifungals; antiviral agents; antiparasitic agents; pharmacology; pharmacy; pharmacoepidemiology; drug utilization research; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; toxicology; interactions; drug combinations; repositioning; synergism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Dermatological Infections and Antibiotic Treatment

edited by

Oriana Simonetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermatological infections; antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; antibiotic treatment

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

Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Efficacy of Essential Oils

edited by

Mijat Božović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; chemical analysis; extraction methods; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant potential

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

Recent Advances in Efflux Pump Inhibitors and Their Role in Combatting Multidrug Resistance

edited by

László Orosz

and

Spengler Gabriella

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug resistance; multidrug efflux pump; efflux pump inhibitor (EPI); accumulation assay; efflux assay; fluorochromes; ethidium bromide; quorum sensing; biofilm

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

Drivers of Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens

edited by

Ons Bouchami

Opeyemi Lawal

and Ingrid Maria Cecilia Rubin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: AMR; microbial pathogenesis; microbial ecology; pathogen dynamics; genomic epidemiology; multiomics; microbial interactions; AI/ML

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Antimicrobial Extracts and Compounds Derived from Plants

edited by

Giovanna Simonetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; antifungal; plant extract; plant compounds; antibiotic-resistant strains; virulence factors; synergistic interactions

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

Periodontal Bacteria and Periodontitis: Infections and Therapy

edited by Anna Skurska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: periodontitis; infection; antibiotics; antibacterial activities

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

Antimicrobial Therapy in Oral Diseases

edited by

Alexandra Roman

and

Andrada Soanca

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9225 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral; antibiotic; antiseptic; tooth; periodontium; dental caries; implant; healing; cell; biomaterials; periodontitis; biocompatibility; toxicity; periodontology; periodontal pocket; bacteria; nonsurgical treatment; oral surgery; clinical trial

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

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

edited by Francesca Pica

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18666 | 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)

Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Treatment of Hospital-Acquired Infections

edited by

Diamantis Kofteridis

and

Petros Ioannou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5521 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospital-acquired infection; bacteremia; bloodstream infection; pneumonia; ventilator-associated pneumonia; urinary tract infection

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

Impact of Plant-Derived Products as Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant bacteria; fungal infections; antimicrobial

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

Antimicrobial Activity of Bioactive Peptides and Their Derivatives

edited by Alexandro Rodríguez-Rojas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10337 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); global health threat; novel antimicrobial agents; bioactive peptides (AMPs); natural antimicrobial agents; broad-spectrum activity; antimicrobial activity; mechanisms of action; structure– activity relationships; AMP-based therapeutics; clinical applications of AMPs; combinatory therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Plant Extracts and Natural Products for the Control of Animal Pathogens in a ONE-Health Perspective

edited by Ernesto Palma,

Roberto Bava

and Carmine Lupia

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; essential oils; hive products; colostrum; pets; livestock; drug resistances; antimicrobial resistances; sustainable pathogen control; animal health and welfare

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

Foodborne Pathogens: The Rise of Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Luisa Brito

and

Acacio Salamandane

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; virulence factors; food chain; antibiotic overuse; public health; food safety; zoonotic diseases; one health

Novel Approaches for the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Yosra A. Helmy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 40769 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance diagnosis and surveillance; antibiotic alternatives and development of novel drugs; whole-genome sequencing; gut microbiota; infectious pathogens in animals and humans

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

Antibiotics and Environment − Research and Development toward the One Health Approach

edited by

Takashi Azuma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26862 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobials; water purification plant (WTP); wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); hospital wastewater; livestock environment; aquaculture farm environment; aquatic environment

Antibiotics as Major Disruptors of Gut Microbiota

edited by

Gábor Ternák

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21172 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; gut flora; development of gut flora; dysbiosis; antibiotics; antibiotic classes; antibiotic consumption; gut– brain axis; short-chain fatty acids; metabolom; mediator molecules; composition of gut flora

Alternative Approaches to Treating Antimicrobial Resistant Infections, 3rd Edition

edited by

Michal Letek

and

Volker Behrends

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14381 | Submission Open

Keywords: repurposing; anti-infectives; host-targeted therapies; bacteriophages; predatory bacteria; bacteriocins; antimicrobial peptides; nanoparticles; natural compounds; immunotherapy; probiotics; antibiotics

Green Antimicrobials in Biomedical Engineering: Recent Advances Proposal

edited by

Helena Felgueiras

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14276 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents concomitant; synergistic and additive effects surface functionalization; antimicrobial properties; biomedical therapies; bioactive molecules; green synthesis; environmentally friendly; circular economy; waste materials’ second life

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

Genomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Bacteria

edited by

Maria Rosario Rodicio

and

Carlos Rodriguez-Lucas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13465 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial drug resistance; whole-genome sequencing; genomic epidemiology; one health; bacterial pathogens; mobile genetic elements; horizontal gene transfer; phylogenetics; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Antibiotic Treatment on Surgical Infections

edited by

Fausto Catena

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12740 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical site; infection; emergency surgery; prevention

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Community Setting: The Other Side of the Coin

edited by

Luigi Principe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12004 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging resistance; multidrug resistance; emerging virulence; community setting; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococcus spp.; Streptococcus spp.; Haemophilus spp.; Moraxella spp.; Mycobacterium spp.; Neisseria spp.; Salmonella spp.; Shigella spp.; Campylobacter spp.; anaerobes; fungi

Staphylococcal Biology and Pathogenesis

edited by Richard Proctor

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11426 | Submission Open

Sepsis Management and Antibiotic Therapy

edited by

Egidia Gabriela Miftode

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11382 | Submission Open

Keywords: sepsis; antibiotic therapy; infection; antimicrobial; antifungal

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

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

edited by

Bożena Futoma-Kołoch

, Anna Kędziora and

Adriána Liptáková

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11058 | 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)

Challenges and Emerging Strategies to Tackle the Global Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Tomislav Meštrović

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9426 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); global burden of AMR; AMR in the context of public and global health; diagnostic and treatment of AMR; new approaches to AMR surveillance; antibiotic stewardship; local and global policy initiatives on AMR; prevention of AMR

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

Clinical Guidelines and Real Practice of Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy

edited by

Darko Modun

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9377 | Submission Open

Keywords: adverse drug reaction; patient adherence; antimicrobial resistance; clinical guidelines; clinical settings; regional factors; pharmacotherapy

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

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity by Natural Compounds

edited by

Galdino Andrade

Sueli F. Yamada-Ogatta

and Martha Viviana Torres Cely

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8070 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogens; human; animal; crops; antibiotic

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

Antibiotics Use and Stewardship in Hospitals and Outpatient Care Facilities, 2nd Edition

edited by

Islam M. Ghazi

and Ahmed El Yazbi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7641 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; novel antibiotics; microbial resistance; optimizing treatment; pharmacokintics/pharmacodynamics

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

Orthopedic Infections: Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Treatment

edited by Éric Bonnet

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6955 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic osteomyelitis; prosthetic joint infections; epidemiology; microbiology; antimicrobial treatment; treatment duration; local antibiotics

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