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Antibiotic Therapy in Implant Related Orthopedic Infections
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26140
Keywords: total joint replacement infection; biofilm; antibiotics resistance tolerance MIC; MBEC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Efflux Pumps in Bacteria: What They Do and How We Can Stop Them
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23704
Keywords: new antibiotics; bioactive medicinal agents; classes of antibiotics; antibiotic resistance and misuse; natural antibiotics; microbial efflux pumps; efflux pump inhibitors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)
Combating Biofilm-Related Infections: Novel Therapeutics and Strategies
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7320
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)
Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Digital Age: The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots in Future Strategies submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3389
Keywords: AI; ChatGpt; AMS; AMR; infection; hospital aquired infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
United in the Prevention of Bacterial Resistance during the Post-pandemic Era submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3389
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; post pandemic; gram-negative infection; new antibiotics
Innovative and Nonconventional Antimicrobial Strategies Against Multi-Resistant Bacteria submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3113
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; multi-resistant bacteria; innovative agents; natural compound; green impact; veterinary medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Carbapenem Resistant Pathogens: Epidemiology, Treatment and Prevention
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2727
Keywords: carbapenem resistance; epidemiology; Gram-negative; carbapenemase; non-carbapenemase
Antibiotic Resistance in Companion and Food-Producing Animals, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2354
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; swine; poultry; livestock; food production; gene transfer; One Health; zoonoses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
New Insights into Antimicrobial Compounds: From Synthesis and Discovery to Mechanisms of Action submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2290
Keywords: antimicrobial; drug discovery; synthetic methods; natural sources; antimicrobial targets; mechanisms of action; omics tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanisms and Structural Biology of Antibiotic Action)
Antibiotics Prophylaxis for Knee Arthroplasty: Benefits and Problems, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1427
Keywords: antibiotic prophylaxis; knee arthroplasty; revision knee arthroplasty; adverse antibiotic reactions; intravenous antibiotics; intraosseous regional application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
edited by Alberto Matteelli
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1274
Keywords: tuberculosis; multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; research; diagnostic tests; drugs; treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Advancements in the Control and Diagnosis of Antimicrobial Resistance in Infectious Diseases
edited by Soyoun Shin and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 160
Keywords: infectious diseases; antimicrobial resistance; laboratory diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Microorganisms, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13591 | Submission Open
Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence in Veterinary Pathogens
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5695 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture; animal production; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; aquaculture; epidemiology; genomics; infections pathogenesis; One Health; wildlife
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
Antimicrobial Treatment and Management of Central Nervous System Infections
edited by Liana Signorini and Angelo Pan
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5054 | Submission Open
Keywords: central nervous system; CNS; hospital-acquired infection; nosocomial; neurosurgery; external ventricular drainage; EVD; post-neurosurgical meningitis; bacterial colonization
Epidemiology, Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy: A Shared Effort against Infectious Diseases
edited by Francesca Pica
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4929 | 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)
Antimicrobial Strategies against Oral Pathogenic Bacteria and Biofilm, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4052 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral biofilms; oral pathogenic bacteria; oral infections; antimicrobial strategies; microbial oral homeostasis; oral dysbiosis; antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)
Emerging Topics in Clostridioides difficile Infection: A One Health Problem
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submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open
Keywords: clostridium difficile infection (CDI); antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobial prescribing; one health; laboratory studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: New Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; new targets; synthetic drugs; natural compounds; quorum sensing; in vivo models; checkerboard assay; resistance modifiers; probiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiological Study of Clinically Relevant Pathogens submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5349 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibacterial activity; antimicrobial resistance; infections; multidrug-resistant pathogens; virulence gene expression; drug discovery; epidemiological study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Infection Diagnostics and Antimicrobial Therapy for Critical Patient
edited by Giovanna Travi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13884 | Submission Open
Keywords: TDM (therapeutical drug monitoring); bacterials array; septic shock; MDR (multi drug resistance)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Bacterial Detection, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11790 | Submission Open
Keywords: identification methods; rapid diagnostics; MALDI-TOF MS; molecular testing; rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing; antimicrobial susceptibility; synergy testing; β -lactam/β -lactamase inhibitor; fosfomycin; colistin
The Epidemiology of Antimicrobial Resistance in Bloodstream Infections: Focus on Activity of New Antibiotics submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10581 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacteremia; sepsis; septic shock; multi-drug resistance; surveillance; risk factors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Surgical Infections and Sepsis: Epidemiology, Prevention and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10508 | Submission Open
Keywords: SSI; sepsis; COVID-19; antimicrobial resistance; SSI epidemiology; SSI duration of treatment; SSI outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
New Insights into Antimicrobial Discovery submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10391 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial discovery; multidrug resistance; infectious agents; chemotherapy
Antimicrobial Stewardship for Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infections submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9663 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; surgical site infections; multidrug-resistant agents; multidisciplinary team
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Infection and Antibiotic Stewardship
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8560 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; treatment; antimicrobials
Essential Oil and Plant Extracts: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7455 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; plant extracts; composition; antimicrobial activity; food protection; antimicrobial packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7078 | Submission Open
Epidemiology of Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6053 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistance; benchmarking; colonization; infection; health-systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Environmental Fate of Antibiotics: Monitoring, Toxicity, Resistance, and Removal Methods
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3216 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobials; high-throughput analysis; wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); hospital wastewater; livestock environment; water purification plant (WTP); aquatic environment; environmental health risk assessment; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); advanced water treatment
Drug Repositioning in Antimicrobial Therapy, 2nd Edition
edited by and Alexia Barbarossa
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2862 | Submission Open
Urinary Tract Infections: New Insights into Diagnosis, Treatment and Pathogenesis
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open
Keywords: urinary tract infections; urinary microbiota; intracellular bacterial communities; diagnosis; etiological agents; treatments; antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Optimizing Antibiotic Dose in Critically Ill Patients
edited by Barbara J. Philips
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1508 | 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 Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Epidemiology of Zoonotic Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open
Keywords: zoonoses; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; one health
Antiprotozoal Activity of Natural Products: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open
Keywords: botanicals; secondary metabolites; isolation; structural elucidation; anti-protozoal activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Lipopeptide Surfactants as Potential Antimicrobial Agents
edited by Zakaria Hafidi and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)
The Search for Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products
edited by Carolina P. Reyes and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; antimicrobial agents; drug discovery; mechanism of action; pharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Antibiotics Stewardship in Ambulatory Care Settings
edited by Mary Elizabeth Sexton and Sharon V. Tsay
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Rational Use of Antibiotics in Bloodstream Infection, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: rational antibiotic usage; bacteremia; critical care; antibiotic stewardship; education; artificial intelligence; multiple-drug-resistant bacteria
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture: Alternative and Complementary Treatment Methods
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; alternatives; aquaculture; probiotics; phage therapy
Skin Diseases and Antibiotic Use
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic stewardship; dermatology; cutaneous infection; skin diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Genetics and Antimicrobial Resistance in Pathogens of Hospital Importance submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: ESKAPEE pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant organisms; genetics; resistance mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)
Antibiotics Use for Respiratory Diseases submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 153 | 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)
Computational Approaches in Discovery and Design of Antimicrobial Peptides - 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10695 | 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)
Antibiotic Treatment on Surgical Infections
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submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9457 | Submission Open
Keywords: surgical site; infection; emergency surgery; prevention
Antimicrobials Agents: Latest Advances and Prospects
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submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8940 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidrug-resistant pathogens; infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; new antimicrobials; drug development; antimicrobial activity; structure– activity relationship (SAR); antimicrobial therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Use in Healthcare Setting
edited by Colin S. Brown and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6196 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic; behavior; decision support; antimicrobial resistance; knowledge; education; impact; implementation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Distribution, Sources and Risks of Bacteria and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5911 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and one health; AMR dissemination in the environment; risk assessment of AMR in environmental reservoirs (agroecosystems); antibiotic resistant pathogenic and resident bacteria; antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) transfer; ARG quantification; AMR and food/feed chain; antibiotics in animals; agrochemicals; antibiotic residues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
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