Microbial Infections and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in this Special Issue of “Diagnostics” entitled “Microbial Infections and Critical Care Medicine: Diagnosis and Management”. According to WHO, microbial infections are categorized among the top 10 causes of death worldwide, irrespective of countries’ income group, while it is estimated that, by 2050, up to 10 million deaths could be caused by superbugs and associated forms of antimicrobial resistance, which are mainly found in critical care patients, making them the leading cause of death worldwide.

This Special Issue aims to draw attention to this evolving threat by investigating both the existing and upcoming tools that physicians will have available in their arsenal in order to rigorously diagnose and successfully manage this threat.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Important, novel, and interesting short communications or case report studies will also be considered. Research areas will mainly include (but not be limited to) the diagnosis and management of microbial infections in critical care medicine.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Eleni K. Mouloudi
Dr. Serafeim Chrysovalantis Kotoulas
Dr. Eleni Massa
Guest Editors

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