Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis, Etiology, Antibiotic Treatment, and Current Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editor
Interests: urinary tract infections (UTIs); microbiological diagnosis; antimicrobial resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect any component of the urinary system, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. They are most commonly caused by bacteria, but can also be caused by fungi and, in rare cases, viruses. UTIs are among the most prevalent infections in clinical practice worldwide, accounting for a substantial number of medical consultations and hospitalizations, all of which entail major treatment expenses. The most common causes of UTIs are Gram-negative bacteria from the “Enterobacterales” order. The propensity of prevalent uropathogens to rapidly develop antibiotic resistance adds to the increasing prevalence and severity of these infections. Multiple mechanisms are available for Gram-negative bacteria to pass on and rapidly acquire new resistance genes. The appropriate management of urinary tract infections entails monitoring the epidemiology, etiological structure, antibiotic resistance, and antimicrobial use (as empirical and etiological therapy), all of which are supported by substantial available data. Studying the epidemiological dissemination of the pathogens responsible for UTIs is critically important for tracking the circulating resistotypes at the local and regional levels. Moreover, trends in antimicrobial resistance among uropathogens influence the selection of antibiotics in response to drug resistance patterns and are crucial in the strategies tailoring increasing antimicrobial resistance worldwide.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
Current trends in urinary tract infections’ diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, antibiotic treatment, and antimicrobial resistance patterns.
Dr. Michael Mihailov Petrov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- etiology
- epidemiology
- microbiological diagnosis
- antimicrobial resistance
- treatment
- molecular genetic methods
- resistotypes
- rapid identification
- uropathogens
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