Epidemiology, Impact and Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance in Veterinary Medicine, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2025) | Viewed by 973
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; veterinary pharmacology and toxicology; PK/PD; regulatory affairs
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The introduction of antimicrobial agents and anti-infective chemotherapy has been hugely beneficial for morbidity and mortality rates associated with bacterial infections, representing a clear paradigm shift in human and veterinary medicine.
Currently, we are experiencing the advent of a post-antibiotic era, where antimicrobial agents are progressively losing efficacy due to the seemingly unstoppable increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Bacteria are becoming resistant to antimicrobials due to evolution and selection through chromosomal mutations and horizontal gene transfer. In the past few decades, we have witnessed the rise of (multi-)resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and fluoroquinolone-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The increasing and alarming levels of AMR are strongly associated with the use and consumption of antimicrobial agents. Treatment failure in veterinary medicine has negative repercussions for animal welfare and health, as well as the productivity of food-producing animals.
Animals, humans, and their shared environment are inextricably linked; this is known as the One Health concept. With respect to AMR, this implies that resistant bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes can propagate between humans and animals via myriad complex interactions, unveiling AMR as a truly multifaceted threat.
This Special Issue constitutes a third volume on antimicrobial resistance in animals and aims to publish manuscripts covering topics such as:
- The epidemiology and surveillance of AMR.
- The mechanisms and evolution of resistance.
- Clinical applications of existing and newer antimicrobials.
- Approaches to improve the judicious use of antimicrobials.
- Strategies to curb the emergence and dissemination of resistance in veterinary medicine.
- One health impact of antimicrobial resistance and treatment.
The topics can apply to both companion animals and food-producing animals.
Dr. Robin Temmerman
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- veterinary medicine
- antibiotics
- One Health
- epidemiology
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