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Microbial Resistance Surveillance and Management in Food Systems

edited by

Carlos Adam Conte Júnior

and

Bruno Dutra da Silva

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12827 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-contamination; microbial resistance; microbial monitoring; public health; alternative antimicrobials; foodborne illnesses; food microbiology

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

The Application of Antibiotic Therapy in Oral Surgery and Dental Implant Procedures, 2nd Edition

edited by

Angel-Orion Salgado-Peralvo

and

Eugenio Velasco-Ortega

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; preventive antibiotic therapy; antibiotic prophylaxis; bacterial antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance; oral implantology; dental implantology; dental implants; dentistry; oral surgery

Novel Preventive and Therapeutic Strategies to Eradicate Biofilm Infections Based on New Antibacterial Compounds

edited by

María Guembe

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; biofilm; infection; innovation; microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Natalia G. Vallianou

and Eleni Geladari

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8096 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; extremes in temperature; antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Artificial Intelligence and Antimicrobial Resistance: Innovation, Global Challenges and the Future of Healthcare

edited by

Fabio Scarpa

and

Francesco Branda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14928 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; artificial intelligence; digital health; drug discovery; patient-centric care; therapeutic innovations

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

New Paradigms Concerning the Production of Antibiotics: Between Ecological Responsibility and Revalorization of Narrow Spectrums

edited by

Véronique Mondain

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10516 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; environmental pollution; human health; antimicrobial production; livestock; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)

Metal-Based Complexes as Novel Antimicrobial Strategies

edited by

Alberto Aragón-Muriel

Dorian Polo Cerón

and

David Morales-Morales

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6430 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; metal-based complexes; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial therapy; drug design; bioinorganic; metallodrug; metallopharmaceutical

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

Microbial Natural Products as a Source of Novel Antimicrobials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Patricia Branco

and

Elisabete Muchagato Mauricio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6086 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; mycocins; bacteriocins; antimicrobial activity; biopreservatives

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship—from Projects to Standard of Care

edited by Gesche Först and Franky Buyle

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4998 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial use; antibiotics; implementation; efficacy; quality; antimicrobial prescribing

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

Antibiotic Resistance in a One Health Context: Bridging Environmental, Agricultural, Nutritional, Veterinary, and Clinical Perspectives

edited by

Pedro A. Jiménez Gómez

and

Marina Robas Mora

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3670 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; One Health; environmental microbiology; zoonotic pathogens; antimicrobial stewardship; resistance mechanisms; horizontal gene transfer; integrated surveillance; microbial ecology; public health

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

Perspective on the Role of Farm Animals in the Transmission of Antimicrobial Resistance from a One Health Approach

edited by

Romeo Teodor Cristina

and

Degi Janos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3446 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials use; farm animals; antimicrobial resistance; one health; antimicrobials; food safety; public health

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

Prevalence, Treatment and Antibacterial Resistance of Urinary Tract Infections

edited by Alin Gabriel Mihu and

Tudor Rares Olariu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3330 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary tract infections; UTI; antibiotic; antibacterial; resistance; uropathogens; recurrent UTI; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia coli

Evidence in Antibiotic Mastitis Therapy

edited by

Volker Krömker

and

Paolo Moroni

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3082 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic mastitis treatment; targeted; selective; pathogens; mastitis history; new infections

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

Strategies for the Design of Hybrid-Based Antimicrobial Compounds

edited by

Vuyolwethu Khwaza

Sibusiso Alven

and

Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3006 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid compounds; antimicrobial agents; antibacterial agents; antifungal activity; antiviral activity; in vitro evaluation; structure– activity relationship (SAR); bioactive molecules; nanoformulations; targeted drug delivery; pharmacological screening; clinical studies

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

Antimicrobial Peptides: An Emerging Hope in the Era of New Infections and Resistance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Piyush Baindara

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2649 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; antimicrobial resistance; infectious diseases; antibacterial; antifungal; immunomodulatory properties; therapeutics; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Dosing Regimens in Intensive Care Units

edited by

Philipp Simon

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; critical care; sepsis; empiric therapy; dosing; interactions; antibiotic resistance; therapeutic drug monitoring; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics; renal insufficiency; renal replacement therapy

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

Antimicrobial Resistance, Epidemiology, Clinical Impact and Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant ESKAPEE Pathogens

edited by

Lorenzo Pace

and Viviana Manzulli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESKAPEE; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic resistance; multidrug-resistant pathogens; nosocomial infection; molecular mechanism

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

Fighting the Superbug Surge: Strategies in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Control

edited by Sara Revolinski, Kristen Bresnehan and Lucas Schulz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; infection control; infection prevention; multidrug resistant organisms; antimicrobial resistance

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

Antimicrobial Plant Peptides as Prototypes of New Antifungal Drugs

edited by

Ekaterina I. Finkina

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: fungal infections; fungal virulence factors; fungal resistance; plant antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); antifungal activity; prevention of fungal adhesion and biofilm formation; immunomodulatory properties; structure-activity relationships; peptide engineering

Distribution, Sources and Risks of Bacteria and Their Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in the Environment, 2nd Edition

edited by Filip Gamoń,

Ewa Kotlarska

and Suparna Mitra

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and One Health; AMR dissemination in the environment; risk assessment of AMR in environmental reservoirs (agroecosystems); antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and resident bacteria; antibiotic-resistance gene (ARG) transfer; ARG quantification; AMR and food/feed chain; antibiotics in animals; agrochemicals; antibiotic residues

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

Design and Synthesis of Novel Antibiotics, 2nd Edition

edited by Kenneth Ikenna Onyedibe

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; antimicrobial modes of action; antimicrobial resistance; structural characterization; antimicrobial activity

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

Metal-Based Antibiotics and Therapeutics

edited by

Sotiris K Hadjikakou

and

Christina N. Banti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological inorganic chemistry; metallotherapeutics; metal-based antibiotics; antimicrobial compounds; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobials materials or nanoparticles; active medical devices

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

Antibiotic Therapies for Multidrug-Resistant Infections

edited by

Antonio Riccardo Buonomo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: MDR; gram-negative infections; acinteobacter baumannii; stenotrophomonas maltophilia; KPC; MBL

Antibiotic Use and the Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Settings, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aleksandra Barac

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; clinical settings; clinical infections; mechanisms underlying the development of resistance

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

Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Guides Clinical Treatment Decisions: From Empiric to Targeted Therapy

edited by

Jan Závora

, Simona Arientová and

Christopher K. C. Lai

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial susceptibility testing; antimicrobial resistance; empiric antimicrobial therapy; targeted antimicrobial therapy; clinical microbiology; infectious diseases; antimicrobial stewardship; infectious disease management; multidrug-resistant organisms

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

Rapid Antifungal Susceptibility Testing and Diagnostics of Antifungal Resistance

edited by Valentina Salas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifungal resistance; drug resistance mechanisms; multidrug resistance; intrinsic resistance and acquired resistance; new resistant opportunistic fungi

Advanced Nanomaterials and Bioinspired Strategies for Antimicrobial Applications

edited by

Amedea B. Seabra

, Gerson Nakazato and

Roberta Albino Dos Reis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial nanomaterials; bioinspired materials; biomaterials engineering; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); nanostructured antimicrobials; bionanotechnology; green chemistry; antibacterial coatings

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

Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: Overcoming the Challenges in Antibiotic Treatment

edited by Eleni E. Mylona and

Dimitris Kounatidis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug-resistant; antibiotic treatment; MDR pathogens; therapeutic strategies

Exploring Synthetic Organic Chemistry to Combat Pathogenic Infections

edited by

Cătălin Araniciu

Ioana Ionuț

and

Gabriel Marc

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic organic chemistry; antimicrobial agents; structure– activity relationship (SAR); drug design; molecular docking; drug discovery

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

Pharmacokinetic and Antibiotic Dosing for Intensive Care Unit Patients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuhki Sato

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; pharmacokinetics– pharmacodynamics; therapeutic drug monitoring; population pharmacokinetics analysis; bacterial susceptibility

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

Plant-Derived Nanoantibiotics: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Luciano Paulino Silva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; plant-derived antibiotics; nanoparticles; antimicrobial resistance; green synthesis; drug delivery; nano-formulations; bioactive compounds; nanoantibiotics

Antibiotics and Environment—Research and Development Toward the One Health Approach, 2nd Edition

edited by

Takashi Azuma

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobials; water purification plant (WTP); wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); hospital wastewater; livestock environment; aquaculture farm environment; aquatic environment

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

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Prevention, Control and Surveillance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Bagattini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); infection prevention and control; antimicrobial resistance; HAIs management and control; carbapenem resistant (CR) Enterobacterales; carbapenem resistant (CR) Acinetobacter baumannii

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

Antimicrobial Treatment Challenges in Gastroenterology and Malignancy-Associated Infections: Current Trends, Debates and Future Perspectives

edited by

Ibolya Czegle

and Péter Birinyi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: gastroenterology; oncology; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial treatment

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

Antibiotics Use in Farms, 3rd Edition

edited by

Linda Bester

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-antibiotic; alternative therapeutic options (to antibiotics); alternative production strategies; vaccines; farm-sourced surveillance of antibiotic resistance; clonal lineages

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

Pathogenesis, Epidemiology and Antibiotic Resistance of Salmonella

edited by

Angela Pista

and

Leonor Silveira

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: Salmonella; epidemiology; genomics; public health; antimicrobial resistance; One-Health approach

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections in Animals

edited by

John B. Kaneene

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20249 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; mechanisms; humane and societal concerns; risk factors

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

Novel Antimicrobial Strategies to Combat Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Gram-Negative Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Valerie Carabetta

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2634 | Submission Open

Keywords: gram negative; antibiotic resistance; antiseptic resistance; multidrug resistant; extensively drug resistant; pandrug resistant; MDR; XDR; PDR; efflux pumps; mechanisms of resistance; beta-lactamase; outer membrane

Biotechnological Production of Novel Antimicrobials

edited by

Vanja Vlajkov

Jovana Grahovac

and

Ivana Danilov

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; biotechnology; antimicrobial activity; disease outbreak; pathogens; microorganisms; genetic engineering; artificial intelligence; optimisation; biocontrol

A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Helen Giamarellou—Outstanding Contributions in the Fields of Antimicrobial Resistance and Difficult-to-Treat Resistance Pathogens

edited by Konstantinos Pontikis

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26331 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic stewardship; nosocomial infections; infection control; epidemiology of resistance plus in vitro investigation of underlying resistance mechanisms; infections in the ICU; neutropenic host infections; indicated therapeutic approach of MDR and XDR gram-negative infections; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of newer antimicrobial agents

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

Evidence-Based Pharmaceutical Care and Rational Antibiotic Use

edited by

Suodi Zhai

and Siyan Zhan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational antibiotic use; bacterial resistance; medical institutions; optimization of antibiotic usage and dosages; prescription

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

Innovative and Translational Antibiosis Approaches to Tackling Protozoan Parasites: Synergy, Drug Repurposing, Natural Products, Molecular Targets, and Therapeutic Design

edited by

Leonardo Acuña

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug repurposing for neglected tropical diseases; natural products with antiparasitic activity; synergistic drug combinations; molecular targets and mechanisms of action

Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Dental Care—2nd Edition

edited by

Kristina Peros

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary dental care; antibiotic prescribing; rational drug prescribing; antibiotic stewardship

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Neonatal Intensive Care

edited by Chiara Poggi

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonatal sepsis; early onset sepsis; late onset sepsis; preterm; antimicrobial stewardship; neonatal intensive care; molecular diagnosis; stopping rule; therapeutic drug monitoring; extended antimicrobial infusion; continuous antimicrobial infusion; microbiological surveillance

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

Antibiofilm Activity against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Verica Aleksic Sabo

and Petar Knezevic

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25240 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; microbial drug resistance; antibiofilm agents; antibiofilm strategies; synergistic interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Mechanism of Carbapenem Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

edited by

Ágnes Pál-Sonnevend

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19157 | Submission Open

Keywords: gram-negative infections; mechanism of carbapenem resistance; molecular epidemiology; in vitro diagnostic tools; antimicrobial treatment; beta-lactam/beta lactamase inhibitors; cefiderocol

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

Environmental Fate of Antibiotics: Monitoring, Toxicity, Resistance, and Removal Methods

edited by

Takashi Azuma

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16632 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; high-throughput analysis; wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); hospital wastewater; livestock environment; water purification plant (WTP); aquatic environment; environmental health risk assessment; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); advanced water treatment

Insights into Natural Antimicrobial Peptides

edited by

András Fodor

Eustachio Tarasco

and

Maurizio Francesco Brivio

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15961 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial host defense peptides; antibacterial mode of action; defensins; cathelicidins; insect antimicrobial peptides; plant antimicrobial peptides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Antibiotic Residues, Antimicrobial Resistance and Intervention Strategies of Foodborne Pathogens, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongning Wu

and

Zhenling Zeng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11659 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic residues; antibiotic resistance genes; antimicrobial resistance; food safety; foodborne pathogen; intervention strategies; one health

Molecular Epidemiology and Mechanisms of Carbapenem Resistance in Clinical Gram-Negative Bacteria

edited by

Ángel Rodríguez-Villodres

and José Manuel Ortiz De La Rosa

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8635 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenem resistance; Enterobacterales; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Acinetobacter baumannii; molecular epidemiology

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

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