Hospital-Associated Infectious Diseases and Antibiotic Therapy
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 December 2025 | Viewed by 2072
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bacteriology; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; clinical microbiology; bloodstream infection; new diagnostic approaches; infection control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hospital-associated infectious diseases represent a significant public health issue, leading to prolonged hospital stays with considerable costs for the healthcare system. Their spread is responsible for an increased use of antimicrobial therapy, an important driver in the development of multidrug-resistant (MDR) microorganisms. Appropriate interventions in terms of infection prevention and control measures are required to mitigate the burden of these infections.
This Special Issue seeks to publish research articles and reviews investigating the epidemiology, preventive measures and diagnostic tools associated with hospital-associated infectious diseases, as well as the appropriate use of antimicrobial therapy for their management, with a particular focus on the treatment of MDR pathogens and the activity of new drugs against these pathogens.
Dr. Carola Mauri
Dr. Alessandra Consonni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hospital-associated infectious diseases
- epidemiology
- treatment
- antibiotic stewardship
- antimicrobial resistance
- multi-drug resistance
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