Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship
A section of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
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Resistance to antibiotics is one of the main barriers to manage patients with bacterial infections worldwide, and the threat is increasing. It is well known that the inappropriate use of antibiotics at different levels is probably the driving source of resistance. This idea prompted the “One Health” concept some years ago.
We welcome studies describing how antibiotics are being prescribed, dispensed, administered or used in the real world, even how their waste is managed. This research helps identify points along the value and consumption chains that could be the basis for designing interventions to modify the current situation.
At the same time, we must learn from successful antibiotic stewardship experiences, especially those that go beyond hospital care and those testing innovative approaches which help to really modify behaviours and help change the global antibiotic resistance panorama.Editorial Board
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Antimicrobial Resistance: Primary Care Perspectives and Practices (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Antimicrobial Prescribing Practices and Antimicrobial Resistance in the COVID-19 Pandemic (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in Critical Care (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Antibiotics in Orthopedic Infections, 2nd Volume (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Rationalizing Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care Facilities (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Antibiotic Therapy in Implant Related Orthopedic Infections (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Feature Papers in Antibiotic Use in the Communities (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Rational Use of Antibiotics in Clinical Infections (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- State-of-the-Art in Antimicrobial Research in Greece (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Helicobacter pylori Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: The Emerging Eradication Strategies (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship and Use in Healthcare Setting (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Rational Use of Antibiotics in Bloodstream Infection (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Antibiotic Use in Outpatients and Hospitals (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital- and Community-Associated Infections (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs (ASPs) in Hospital and Outpatient Settings: The Devil Is in the Details (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Antimicrobial Prescribing and Antimicrobial Use in Healthcare Settings (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in Elderly Patients (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Local Antibiotics: Antibiotic Loaded Bone Cement and Drug Containing Medical Devices in Orthopaedic Surgery (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Antimicrobial Prescribing, Population Use and Resistance, Impact in Global Health (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Healthcare-Associated Infections(HAIs): Prevention, Control, and Antibiotic Stewardship (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Combination Therapy against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Use of Large Databases Related to Infectious Diseases in Primary Care (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Overcoming Bacterial Resistance Using Antibiotic Combinations (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Antibiotics Use in Infection and Public Health (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Feature Reviews on Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship for Children in the Emergency Department (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Optimizing Antimicrobial Use: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Surveillance (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Surveillance and Optimization of Antibiotics Usage (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Management of Healthcare-Associated Infections (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infections (Deadline: 1 June 2024)
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention: Importance for Clinical Practice and Health Policy (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Antibiotics Use in COVID-19 and Respiratory Tract Infections (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Antibiotic Use and Antibiotic Resistance in Dermatology (Deadline: 31 December 2024)