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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 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4677 | 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)

Genomic Insights into Dissemination of Multi-Drug Resistance Pathogens

edited by

Vanessa Natália dos Santos Silva

and

Gilberto Igrejas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4272 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; genomic surveillance; MDR; gene transfer; One Health

Epidemiology and Pathogenomics of the Corynebacterium Genus

edited by

Vasco Azevedo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: Corynebacterium; epidemiology; genomics; diagnostic; vaccine; drugs

Advances in Antimicrobial Action and Resistance

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2432 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; antibiotics; antimicrobials; one health; ethnopharmacology; stewardship; antimicrobial discovery; antimicrobial therapy; antimicrobial research

Bacterial Detection, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gabriele Bianco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2226 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification methods; rapid diagnostics; MALDI-TOF MS; molecular testing; rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing; antimicrobial susceptibility; synergy testing; β -lactam/β -lactamase inhibitor; fosfomycin; colistin

Advances in Antimicrobial Therapies for Oral Infections: From Biofilm Disruption to Clinical Applications

edited by

Cláudia Helena Silva-Lovato

and

Adriana Barbosa Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2046 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral infections; microbial biofilm; antimicrobial therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

After Antibiotics: Dysbiosis and Drug Resistance in Gut Microbiota

edited by

Sercan Karav

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1968 | Submission Open

Keywords: gut microbiota; dysbiosis; antibiotic resistance; resistant genes; probiotics and prebiotics; host– microbe interactions; multidrug-resistant bacteria; post-antibiotic recovery; microbial ecology

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

Antibiotic Use and Stewardship in Settings Outside of Acute Hospitals

edited by Monsey McLeod and Naomi Fleming

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1833 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antibiotic use; community; primary care; mental health; local authority; care home; public; health and justice; dental

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

Bacteriophage Therapy: A Renaissance Weapon—Recent Developments and Application, 3rd Edition

edited by

Aneta Skaradzińska

and

Paulina Śliwka

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteriophages; phage therapy; application of phages; antibiotic-resistance; antibacterial therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacteriophages)

Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Plant Essential Oils Against Pathogenic Microorganisms

edited by

Gokhan Zengin

and

Omayma A. Eldahshan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial; antibiofilm; essential oils; volatile compounds; terpenoids

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

Epidemiology of and Antibiotic Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Infection

edited by

Peter Birinyi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 923 | Submission Open

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

A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Aditya Gupta—Outstanding Contributions to Antifungal Therapy, Dermatology and Mycology

edited by Ditte Marie Saunte and Mesbah Talukder

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: onychomycosis; antifungal resistance; dermatophyte infections; antifungal stewardship; Trichophyton indotineae; topical and oral antifungals; treatment algorithms; epidemiology of onychomycosis

Emerging Contaminants: Antibiotic Residues and Their Environmental Impact

edited by

Xuxiang Zhang

Liping Ma

and Peng Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance; environmental behavior; environmental pollution; health risk; high-throughput sequencing; resistome; non-target screening

Digital Health and AI in Antibiotics Management and Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance

edited by

Alessandro Perrella

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital tools; artificial intelligence; antibiotics management; antimicrobial stewardship

Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens and Novel Control Strategies

edited by

Gabriela Tenea

Efstathios Giaouris

and

Gratiela Pircalabioru

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); foodborne pathogens; One Health; multidrug resistance; food safety; microbial ecology; genomics; metagenomics; bioinformatics; bacteriophages; antimicrobial peptides; probiotics; postbiotics; sustainable control strategies; public health policy

Feature Reviews in Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship 2026

edited by

Albert Figueras

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic use; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial consumption; interventions; primary care

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

Global Inequities and Supply Challenges in Access to Antibiotics

edited by

Márió Gajdács

and

Maarten Lambert

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic access; drug shortages; health equity; antimicrobial resistance; access to medicines; pharmaceutical supply chain; essential medicines; pharmacoepidemiology; guideline adherence

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

Antibiotic Use in Healthcare-Associated Infections in High Antimicrobial Resistance Settings

edited by

Valeriu I. Gheorghiţǎ

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic stewardship; multidrug-resistant organisms; infection prevention and control

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

New Candidates for the Discovery of Antimicrobial Drugs

edited by

Maya Zaharieva

and

Hristo Najdenski

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; drug discovery; natural antimicrobial compounds; combination effects; novel antimicrobial agents

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

Candida auris and Antifungal Resistance: Epidemiology, Detection, and Therapeutic Challenges

edited by Ibrahim Halil Kilic

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: Candida auris; antifungal resistance; antifungal susceptibility testing; molecular diagnostics; nosocomial fungal infections; MALDI-TOF MS; infection control; multidrug resistance

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

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Antimicrobial Agents Targeting Resistance Mechanisms

edited by

Nikoletta Szemerédi

and

Diana I.S.P. Resende

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; antibiotic resistance; biofilm; quorum sensing; cytotoxicity; bacteria; resistance mechanism

Genomic Analysis of Antimicrobial Drug-Resistant Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Rodriguez-Lucas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial drug resistance; whole-genome sequencing; genomic epidemiology; one health; bacterial pathogens; mobile genetic elements; horizontal gene transfer; phylogenetics; evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Juliana Ferreira-Strixino

and

Tássia Joi Martins

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic inactivation; aPDT nanotechnology; light-activated antimicrobial agents; light devices; combination antimicrobial therapy; preclinical and clinical applications; artificial intelligence in aPDT

Research Advances in Antimicrobial Stewardship, Residues and Resistance in Veterinary and Environmental Science

edited by Justine S. Gibson and

Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7769 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobial stewardship (AMS); antimicrobial residues (ARs); diagnostic tools and therapeutics; epidemiology; sustainable AMR mitigation; one health; veterinary sciences

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

Nature-Inspired Scaffolds as Antimicrobial Hits in the AMR Era: Microbial Pathways, Biofilms and Resistance

edited by

Francesca Bonvicini

and

Alessandra Bisi

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); biofilm-related infections; nature-inspired scaffolds; hit-to-lead optimization; antibiofilm agents; anti-virulence agents; quorum sensing quenching agents

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

Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant Microbes and Strategies to Combat Them

edited by Daniela Cejas and Marcela Radice

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2565 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; epidemiology; carbapenemases; carbapenem resistance; enterobacterales; acinetobacter baumannii; resistance plasmids; surveillance; genomics; high-risk clones

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Surgical Infection

edited by Nuno Rocha-Pereira

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7376 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; surgical infection; surgical site infection; antimicrobial resistance; diagnostic stewardship

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

Hospital-Acquired Infections, Multidrug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria, AI, and Alternative Approaches to Antibiotic Therapy

edited by

Susu Zughaier

and

Nayeem Ahmad

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 746 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; hospital-acquired infections; multidrug resistant; artificial intelligence; nosocomial infection; molecular mechanism of resistant bacteria

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

Antimicrobials Use: Clinical Safety to Environmental Risk—Learning from One Health Approach

edited by

Anabela Almeida

Leonor M. Meisel

and

Ana Fortuna

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 46920 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; antifungals; antiviral; environment; antimicrobial resistance; pharmacokinetics; risk-assessment; prioritisation; One-Health

Inappropriate Use of Antibiotics in Pediatrics

edited by Brian R. Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23858 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; inappropriate antibiotic prescription; antimicrobial resistance; pediatrics

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

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infections in Veterinary Settings

edited by Hatem Kittana and Tamara Gull

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23164 | 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)

Genomic Analysis of Drug-Resistant Pathogens

edited by

Erica Diani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 19906 | 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)

Microbial Biofilms: Identification, Resistance and Novel Drugs

edited by

Célia Fortuna Rodrigues

and

Susana Patrícia Lopes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13437 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm; resistance; pathogens; alternative treatment; plant extract; peptides; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Properties of Biomaterial

edited by

Ziba Najmi

and Alessandro Calogero Scalia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10943 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Genomic Insights and Implications of Emerging Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Daniela Bencardino

and

Christian Berens

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10800 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic-resistance; molecular typing; genomic technologies; high-threat pathogens; epidemiological surveillance; emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; one health approach

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

Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance of Pathogens Isolated from Animals

edited by

Isabel Carvalho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9743 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; molecular biology; microbiology; genomics; multi-drug resistance; One Health; animals

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

Single-Stage Management of Musculo-Skeletal Infections: Local Antibacterial Protection, Antibiotics, and Surgical Treatments

edited by

Carlo L. Romanò

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9342 | Submission Open

Keywords: knee arthroplasty; hip arthroplasty; shoulder arthroplasty; antibiotic treatment; one-stage revision arthroplasty; antibacterial coating

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

Antimicrobial Stewardship—from Projects to Standard of Care

edited by Gesche Först and Franky Buyle

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9279 | 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)

Hospital-Associated Infectious Diseases and Antibiotic Therapy

edited by Carola Mauri and

Alessandra Consonni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8923 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospital-associated infectious diseases; epidemiology; treatment; antibiotic stewardship; antimicrobial resistance; multi-drug resistance

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

Veterinary Antibiotics in Food-Producing Animals: Residue Detection, Risk Assessment and Regulatory Advances

edited by

Liliana J.G. Silva

and

Marta Leite

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8548 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary drugs; analytical chemistry; food safety; risk assessment; regulatory frameworks

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

Prevention and Antimicrobial Surveillance of Hospital-Associated Infections

edited by Theodouli Stergiopoulou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6852 | Submission Open

Keywords: infection monitoring; surveillance program; antimicrobial surveillance; healthcare-associated infections

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

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

edited by Michael Mihailov Petrov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5530 | 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)

Antibiotics for Primary Care Practice

edited by Reza Nassiri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4402 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary care practice; nursing home practice; remote practice; antibiotic prescription habits; antibiotic resistance in clinical practice; public health consequences of antibiotic resistance; antibiotics stewardship practices; elements of safe practice

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

New Advances in Antibiotic Therapy in the Gastroenterology Field

edited by

Giuseppe Guido Maria Scarlata

and Francesca Serapide

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3330 | 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)

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

edited by

Gaurav Agrawal

and

Roger Pickup

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3295 | Submission Open

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

Current Advances and Innovations in Anti-Infective Agents Discovery

edited by

Valnês da Silva Rodrigues-Junior

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3116 | Submission Open

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

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

Antimicrobial Resistance and One Health: Environmental Health, Food Safety, and Practice of Health Professionals

edited by

Teresa Letra Mateus

and

Francisco Cortez Nunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2612 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; antibiotic resistance; guidelines compliance; health communication; One Health; public awareness

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 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2388 | Submission Open

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

Periprosthetic Joint Infections: Antimicrobial Biomaterials and Antibiotic Treatment

edited by

Konstantinos Anagnostakos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1470 | Submission Open

Keywords: periprosthetic joint infection (PJI); local antibiotic therapy; systemic antibiotic therapy; bone cement; antibiotic carrier; one-stage treatment; two-stage treatment

Resistance, Treatment and Prevention of ESKAPE Pathogens

edited by