Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Prevention, Control and Surveillance, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2026 | Viewed by 1631
Special Issue Editor
Interests: healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); infection prevention and control; HAIs management and control; antimicrobial resistance; carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB); disinfectant tolerance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The success of the Special Issue “Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Prevention, Control and Surveillance” has encouraged us to launch a second volume on the same topic. As a continuation of the Special Issue, this second volume will focus on Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections acquired while patients receive treatment for medical or surgical conditions. The widespread misuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria, which are responsible for most HAIs. HAIs are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged hospital stays, and greater healthcare costs. Surveillance of HAIs is important to measure their burden, identify high-risk populations and procedures, and guide efforts to reduce HAI incidence. HAI surveillance is a core component of infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes worldwide. IPC is a practical, evidence-based approach that prevents patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infections. IPC involves all aspects of healthcare, including antimicrobial resistance. The frequency of HAIs varies between countries and according to economic conditions. The risk of acquiring an HAI is up to 20 times higher in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs). Interestingly, Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter spp., and Pseudomonas spp. have shown the highest prevalence of antibiotic resistance, including carbapenem resistance, in LMICs, as evidenced by a global survey. Effective IPC requires constant action at all levels of the health system, from policymakers, facility managers, health workers, and those who access health services.
For this Special Issue, we invite you to submit a manuscript related to all aspects concerning HAI detection, control, and management.
Dr. Maria Bagattini
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
- infection prevention and control
- antimicrobial resistance
- HAIs management and control
- carbapenem resistant (CR) Enterobacterales
- carbapenem resistant (CR) Acinetobacter baumannii
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