Antibiotic Use and Antimicrobial Treatment of Critical Infection and Sepsis
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 275
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Critical infection in either community-acquired or hospital-acquired settings can lead to high morbidity and mortality. It can occur in any setting of communities or various levels of hospitals/departments, including the emergency department, surgical/medical/cardiovascular intensive care units, or general wards. Other than early detection of these critical infections, early treatment with proper antibiotics or antimicrobial treatment is very crucial. Sepsis, septicemia, or septic shock are the main target for critical infection. Susceptibility or antibiotic-resistant infections are also an important factor for patient outcomes including side effects of antibiotic use or antimicrobial treatment during critical infection. Factors associated with antibiotic use or antimicrobial treatment during critical infection may also play an important role, such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, genetic factors, or mechanisms of resistance of causative pathogens. This Special Issue seeks manuscript submissions related to antibiotic use and antimicrobial treatment of critical infection. The topics of interests are mainly antibiotic use and antimicrobial treatment in any setting of critical infections ranging from basic science to clinical science. Treatment outcomes with the antibiotic use or antimicrobial treatment in these various critical infections, both in community and hospital settings, are also welcome. Causative pathogens can be bacteria, viruses, fungus, or others. Hosts can occur both in immunocompetent and immunocompromised settings. The aim of this Special Issue is also to provide scientific data to improve outcomes of critical infection.
Prof. Dr. Kittisak Sawanyawisuth
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sepsis
- septic shock
- septicemia
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- community
- hospital acquired
- pathogen
- antibiotics
- antibiotic resistant
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