Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens: Surveillance, Mechanisms, and Diagnostics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens represents a growing threat to public health, veterinary medicine, and food production systems worldwide. This Special Issue aims to bring together original research articles and reviews that address current challenges and advances in the surveillance, characterization, and diagnosis of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, epidemiological surveillance of AMR in bacterial pathogens, molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying resistance in human and animal bacterial species, and the development or evaluation of diagnostics, including phenotypic and genotypic detection methods. Contributions exploring resistance trends across different hosts, environments, or geographical regions are also welcome. By integrating insights from surveillance data, mechanistic studies, and diagnostic innovations, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of recent progress in the field and to highlight knowledge gaps and future research directions in antimicrobial resistance research.
Dr. Mariela E. Srednik
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- bacterial pathogens
- surveillance
- diagnostics
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Published Papers
Antibiotics - ISSN 2079-6382