Molecular Epidemiology of Resistance Genes
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Interests: antibiotic resistance; phage therapy; bacteria; cefiderocol; A. baumannii
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Interests: bacterial infections; MDR bacteria, antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) represents a major threat to public health and one of the greatest challenges of our time. The direct and indirect costs associated with prolonged illness due to infections that are increasingly difficult to treat are unsustainable and will only worsen in the absence of effective countermeasures.
The spread of antimicrobial resistance occurs with alarming ease, not only because of human activities such as travel and migration but also due to the intrinsic ability of microorganisms to continuously exchange genetic information—sometimes even mobilizing chromosomal genes onto plasmids, or vice versa.
In today’s globalized and interconnected world, adopting a One Health perspective is essential to address health challenges comprehensively. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance genes cannot be limited to hospitalized patients—although this remains crucial—but must also extend to environmental settings (e.g., wastewater treatment plants), veterinary medicine, and agriculture. It is equally important to consider colonization as a silent reservoir of resistance genes, often overlooked, yet vital for understanding local epidemiology and guiding clinicians toward the most appropriate therapeutic choices.
This Special Issue aims to gather original research articles, literature reviews, and case reports/series focusing on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance genes, with particular attention to bacteria and fungi, though studies addressing antiviral resistance in HIV will also be considered. Contributions from all settings—hospital, community, environmental, and veterinary—are welcome.
Dr. Stefano Stracquadanio
Dr. Andrea Marino
Dr. Maddalena Calvo
Guest Editors
Dr. Stefano Stracquadanio
Dr. Andrea Marino
Dr. Maddalena Calvo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- one health
- resistance genes
- epidemiology
- surveillance
- horizontal gene transfer
- environmental microbiology
- veterinary medicine
- wastewater monitoring
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