Challenges and Emerging Strategies to Tackle the Global Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance

Dear Colleagues,

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, with far-reaching implications for health systems and society. Despite the immense disease burden due to resistant microorganisms and urgent need for effective strategies to tackle them, there remains a clear lack of practical clinical research to inform much-needed advances in this field. The emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens compromises the effectiveness of standard antibiotic treatment regimens, jeopardising in turn medical progress and patient outcomes worldwide.

Therefore, prompt and effective action is essential to address the challenges posed by AMR and develop strategies to mitigate its impact. This Special Issue of the journal "Antibiotics" aims to address this critical issue by focusing on articles covering a range of topics related to AMR. These include novel approaches to AMR diagnostics, surveillance strategies and antimicrobial treatment strategies, but also cover novel approaches to antibiotic stewardship and local/global policy perspectives.

I am pleased to invite submissions of high-quality research-based or review papers addressing the challenges and emerging strategies to tackle the global burden of antimicrobial resistance. The end-goal is to create a timely and highly relevant collection of articles aimed at addressing this pressing topic, which is currently one of the biggest global health concerns the humanity has faced.

Dr. Tomislav Meštrović
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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