Advances in Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotics Development in Companion Animals
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Companion Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; biosecurity; infection control; extended spectrum beta lactamase producing Enterobacterales
Interests: clinical pharmacology; vector borne diseases; equine piroplasmosis; west nile virus; MDR bacteria
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial medicines are the cornerstone of human and veterinary medicine. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem, particularly as regards One Health initiatives. Drug-resistant infections impact the health and economies of humans, animals and plants, increase morbidity and mortality rates, reduce productivity in farms, and threaten food security. According to the WHO, contributing factors to AMR include poor quality sanitation and hygiene (WASH), poor infection and disease prevention and control, healthcare facilities and farms, lack of vaccines, diagnostics and medicines, deficits in legislation and lacking awareness and knowledge.
We are pleased to invite authors to participate and submit high quality articles in the field of antimicrobial resistance in companion animals, and contribute to the understanding of this important topic.
This Special Issue aims to investigate the extent of AMR in companion animals and provide practical methods and novel ideas to control and reduce AMR.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- AMR epidemiology in companion animals, including horses;
- The association between AMR in humans and their pets;
- Molecular characteristics of multi-drug resistant bacteria, isolated from pets;
- Infection control in veterinary clinics and hospitals;
- Antibiotic development and stewardship in veterinary medicine;
- Colonization and infection of multi-drug resistant bacteria in companion animals.
- We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Anat Shnaiderman Torban
Prof. Dr. Amir Steinman
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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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. Animals is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). 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
- multi-drug resistance
- infection control
- surveillance
- veterinary clinics
- antibiotic stewardship
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