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Evidence-Based Antibiotic Protocols and Digital Innovation in Oral Infection Management: Optimizing Use Through Teledentistry and Modern Diagnostics

edited by

Manlio Santilli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; dental infections; oral infections; antibacterial resistance; telemedicine; teledentistry; antimicrobial management; AI-related

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Epidemiology of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in Animals: A One Health Perspective

edited by

Francesco Pellegrini

Paolo Capozza

and

Marialaura Corrente

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); veterinary epidemiology; one health; zoonotic pathogens; surveillance systems; molecular epidemiology; resistance mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens: Insights from Veterinary Medicine

edited by

Dimitris C. Chatzopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); veterinary medicine; One Health; animal health; zoonotic transmission; surveillance and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

A Themed Issue in Honor of Prof. Jae-hyuk Yu—Antimicrobial Resistance in the Foodborne Pathogens

edited by

Hee-Soo Park

and Ahmad Alshannaq

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); food safety; antimicrobial preservation; food additives; antimicrobial resistance mechanisms

Bacterial Zoonotic Infections: Epidemiology, Virulence Mechanisms, Antimicrobial Resistance and Antibiotic Treatment

edited by

Rafael Vignoli

and Inés Bado

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; zoonotic bacteria; zoonotic infection; one health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Livestock Antibiotic Use and Resistance

edited by Valentina Monistero,

Paola Cremonesi

Gloria Gioia

and Valerio Bronzo

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 29386 | Submission Open

Keywords: farm; livestock; antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; One Health; multidrug-resistant; methicillin-resistant; extended-spectrum beta-lactamase; carbapenemase; superbug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Omics Approaches, Including Culturomics, for Assessing Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Communities

edited by

Samantha Flores-Treviño

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: omics; culturomics; MALDI-TOF; antimicrobial resistance; gut microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Experimental Models and Novel Therapies for Difficult-to-Treat Biofilm-Associated Infections

edited by

Peng Gao

and

Xuan Li

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm-associated infections; antimicrobial resistance; experimental models (in vitro / in vivo); novel anti-biofilm therapies; antibiotic tolerance; combination therapy; antimicrobial peptides; phage therapy

Innovations in Antibacterial Agents: Combating Resistance, Improving Efficacy and Exploring New Mechanisms

edited by

Rok Frlan

and

Martina Hrast

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11942 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug design; synthesis of novel antibacterial agents; computational chemistry; repurposing of drugs; novel antibacterial mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antimicrobial Resistance in Biofilm-Associated Infections

edited by

Fazlurrahman Khan

Nazia Tabassum

and

Young-Mog Kim

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11209 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilms; antimicrobial resistance; chronic infections; biofilm matrix; virulence factors; antibiotic efficacy; pathogen persistence; biofilm formation; medical implants; quorum sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Feature Papers in Therapy of Diabetic Foot Infections

edited by

Ilker Uckay

and

Laura Soldevila

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 45662 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetic foot infection; diabetic foot osteomyelitis; systemic antibiotic therapy; local antibiotic therapy; side effects; treatment success; antibiotic stewardship; antibiotic policies and difficulties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Nanoparticles as Antibacterial/Antibiofilm Agents

edited by

J. Scott VanEpps

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30657 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; antibacterial; biofilm; mechanism; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)

Clinical Guidelines and Real Practice of Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy

edited by

Darko Modun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19685 | Submission Open

Keywords: adverse drug reaction; patient adherence; antimicrobial resistance; clinical guidelines; clinical settings; regional factors; pharmacotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

From Detection to Treatment: Navigating Urinary Tract Infections with Antibiotics

edited by

Eleonora Nicolai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19637 | Submission Open

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections in Veterinary Settings

edited by Hatem Kittana and Tamara Gull

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18139 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; infectious microorganims; food-producing animals; companion aniamls

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and/or TDM of Antimicrobial Agents

edited by

Yukihiro Hamada

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16594 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics; therapeutic drug monitoring; antimicrobial resistant; AI; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Genomic Analysis of Drug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Erica Diani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14581 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-drug resistant; mutation; bacteria; NGS; sequencing; mobile genetics elements; gene transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention in Intensive Care Unit

edited by

Mihai Sava

and

Majdi N. Al-Hasan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14071 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; infection prevention; intensive care unit (ICU); antimicrobial resistance; healthcare-associated infections; patient safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

The Worldwide Problem of Antifungal Resistance: From Basic to Clinic

edited by

Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto

and

Alexandro Bonifaz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13267 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal agents; antifungal resistance; fungal pathogens; pharmacology; therapeutic use

Virulence, Antimicrobial Resistance and Biofilm Production in Veterinary, Zoonotic and Food-Related Pathogens

edited by Óscar Mencía-Ares, Paula Fernández-Gómez and

Sonia Martinez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10169 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal health; antimicrobial resistance; biofilm; food-borne pathogens; microbiology; pathogenicity; public health; veterinary pathogens; virulence; zoonosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Emerging Challenges in Food Safety: Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Biofilm Formation in Food-Borne Pathogens

edited by

Liora Mihaela Colobățiu

, Marian Mihaiu and

Zorita Diaconeasa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9561 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; food-borne pathogens; food safety; virulence factors; biofilm formation; resistance genes; food production; public health; molecular epidemiology; infection control

Antibacterial, Antibiofilm and Anti-virulence Activity Research of Both Natural and Synthetic Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eliana De Gregorio

and

Anna Esposito

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7815 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agent; antibiofilm agent; synergy between new antimicrobial products and conventional antibiotics; anti-virulence agent; mechanism of drug action; repurposing of approved drugs as antibacterial agent; biofilms; virulence factors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antibiotics and the Evolution of Resistance: Insights into Horizontal Gene Transfer

edited by

Günther Koraimann

and

Elisabeth Grohmann

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6676 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance spread and evolution; pathogens; one health; plasmids; integrative conjugative elements; bacteriophages; conjugative transfer; transduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Properties of Biomaterial

edited by

Ziba Najmi

and Alessandro Calogero Scalia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6379 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials surfaces; coating; biofilm formation; biofilm eradication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

The One Health Action Plan Against Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Anna Maria Spagnolo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6307 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health approach; antimicrobial resistance; healthcare-associated infections; food contamination; environment and antibiotic resistance; surveillance; prevention and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Progress and Challenges in the Antibiotic Treatment of Infections

edited by Marina Bubonja-Sonje

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5611 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial therapy; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; rapid microbiological diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Genetic Mechanisms of Bacterial Survival: Antibiotic Resistance and Defense Strategies

edited by

Caio Augusto Martins Aires

and

Thiago Pavoni Gomes Chagas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance mechanisms; disinfectant and antiseptic resistance; biofilm formation; genomic insights; horizontal gene transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Management of Bloodstream Infections

edited by

Zoran Todorovic

Gordana Dragović

and Saša Trailović

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2007 | Submission Open

Keywords: bloodstream infections; antimicrobial drugs; immunodeficiency; sepsis; antimicrobial resistance; therapeutic drug monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Pioneering the Microbiome—Infections, Inflammation, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Role of Antibiotic Therapy

edited by

Gaurav Agrawal

and

Roger Pickup

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1907 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis, Etiology, Antibiotic Treatment, and Current Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by Michael Mihailov Petrov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary tract infections (UTIs); etiology; epidemiology; microbiological diagnosis; antimicrobial resistance; treatment; molecular genetic methods; resistotypes; rapid identification; uropathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Advances in Antimicrobial Strategies to Control Listeria in Food and Clinical Settings

edited by

José Ramos-Vivas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open

Keywords: Listeria monocytogenes; antimicrobial agents; biofilms; probiotic strains; mechanisms of resistance

Antimicrobial Agents for Drug-Resistant Infections: From Identification to Preclinical and Clinical Trials

edited by

Javier Eduardo García Castañeda

and

Zuly Jenny Rivera-Monroy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials agents; drug resistant; anti-cancerogenic agents; drug development; preclinical trials; clinical trials; pharmaceutical optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Current Advances and Innovations in Anti-Infective Agents Discovery

edited by

Valnês da Silva Rodrigues-Junior

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug development; antiviral; antibacterial; antifungal; antiparasitic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Pharmacologic Management of MDR Respiratory and Bacteraemic Infections

edited by

Demosthènes A. Makris

and Konstantinos D. Mantzarlis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: pneumonia; bacteraemia; intensive care; MDR infections; antibiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Optimization of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Public Health, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aoife Fleming

and

Vito D'Andrea

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial prescribing; antimicrobial surveillance; primary care; secondary care; long-term care; penicillin allergy; pharmacy; public health; general practice; point-of-care testing; qualitative research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Optimizing Antimicrobial Use: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Surveillance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jesus Ruiz-Ramos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial cycling; antimicrobial resistance; decision support; antibiotic optimization; antibiotic therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobial Activity of Different Plant Extracts, Plant-Derived Compounds and Synthetic Derivatives of Natural Compounds on Pathogenic Microorganisms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Anna Duda-Madej

Joanna Kozłowska

and

Katarzyna Wińska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial activity; plant extracts; plant-derived compounds; synthetic derivatives; flavonoids; multidrug resistance; pathogenic strains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Impact of Plant-Derived Products as Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by Eleonora Spinozzi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural compounds; plant bacteria; fungal infections; antimicrobial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Natural Extracts as Antimicrobial Agents in Infectious Disease Therapy

edited by

Francesca Mariani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; phytocomplexes; essential oils; intracellular bacteria; bacterial cell wall; minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC); minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC); antiadhesive properties; bacterial biofilm; minimal biofilm-inhibiting concentration (MBIC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Pharmacotherapy in the Elderly: Challenges and Innovations in Medication Management

edited by

Tiago Lima

, Ana Marta Lavrador and Ana C. Cabral

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; elderly pharmacotherapy; multidrug-resistant infections; medication management; antimicrobial stewardship; polypharmacy; geriatrics; drug& ndash; microbiota interactions

Bacteriocins and Antimicrobial Peptides in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Umme Laila Urmi

and

Shyam Kumar Mishra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriocins; antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial resistance; multidrug-resistant pathogens; novel therapeutics

New Advances in Antibiotic Therapy in the Gastroenterology Field

edited by

Giuseppe Guido Maria Scarlata

and Francesca Serapide

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic therapy; antimicrobial resistance; gastroenterology; infectious diseases; microbiology; gut– liver axis; antimicrobial stewardship; infection control; biomarkers; diagnosis; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Resistance, Treatment and Prevention of ESKAPE Pathogens

edited by

Steven E. Fiester

and

William Penwell

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; prevention methods; treatment strategies; ESKAPE pathogens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Molecular Detection and Characterization of Multidrug Resistance in Staphylococci

edited by

Kunyan Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: staphylococcal species (Staphylococcus spp.); staphylococci; Staphylococcus aureus; methicillin-susceptive S. aureus (MSSA); methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA); coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS); antibiotic resistance; multidrug-resistant (MDR); molecular evolution; epidemiology; characterization; and pathogenicity of staphylococci; antimicrobial stewardship; infection prevention and control

Peptide-Based Drugs in the Era of Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Santos Ramírez Carreto

and

Juana María Jiménez-Vargas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial activity; novel antimicrobial peptides; structure– activity relationship; bionanotechnology; improvement of biological stability; rational drug design; optimization of drug delivery systems

Antimicrobial Resistance at the Human–Animal Interface: Surveillance, Epidemiology, Modelling and Risk Assessment

edited by

Alessandro Bellato

and

Alessandro Mannelli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); human– animal interface; One Health; surveillance; epidemiology; risk assessment; veterinary medicine; zoonotic transmission

Epidemiology of and Antibiotic Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection

edited by

Peter Birinyi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: Helicobacter pylori infection; bismuth citrate; metronidazole; tetracycline; amoxicillin; clarithromycin; proton pump inhibitor; amoxicillin

A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Stefan Schwarz—Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacteria of Animal Origin: Diagnostics, Monitoring, Mechanisms and Epidemiology

edited by

Igor Loncaric

and Séamus Fanning

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; animals; resistance genes; mechanism of resistance; MRSA; ESBL; staphylococci; enterobacterales

Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in Pediatric Wards

edited by

Evanthia Botsa

and

Spyridon Karageorgos

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); pediatric infectious diseases; hospital-acquired infections; antimicrobial stewardship; multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs); diagnostic innovations in pediatrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antibiotic Therapy in Respiratory Tract Infections (RTIs)

edited by Ágnes Tóth and

Attila Csaba Nagy

submission deadline 2 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6041 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic therapy; respiratory tract infections; clinical guidelines; prescribing practices; antibacterial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

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