Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Treatment of Infections in Neonates and Children
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 7954
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric infectious diseases; antimicrobial stewardship; biomarkers; diagnostics
Interests: pediatric infectious diseases; antimicrobial stewardship; infection control and prevention; pediatric hematology and oncology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Infections cause a high disease burden in neonates and children and strongly contribute to pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. While in some settings, children may face the risk of undertreatment due to limited access to healthcare, other settings may predispose to overtreatment, especially with antibiotics. This antibiotic overuse has been identified as a main driver of antimicrobial resistance. The role of improved and clinically useful diagnostics as well as antimicrobial stewardship in pediatrics has received increasing attention in recent years. We invite colleagues to contribute to this Special Issue, which will cover both the diagnosis and antimicrobial treatment of infections in neonates and children. Priority will be given to original articles, while review articles or case reports will also be eligible. We especially welcome studies highlighting equity issues pertaining to diagnostic and/or therapeutic access, studies on diagnostic uncertainty, or innovative antimicrobial stewardship interventions in neonatology/pediatrics.
Dr. Cihan Papan
Prof. Dr. Arne Simon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pediatric infectious diseases
- antimicrobial stewardship
- diagnostics
- diagnostic uncertainty
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