Reproductive Tract Infections: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Reproductive tract infections are provoked by a wide variety of bacterial, fungal, and viral species. The unique features of reproductive tract infections are that different organs (even though they are anatomically located in close proximity to each other) present different inflammatory profiles affected by different pathogens under different histologic compositions and functions, resulting in the variance in the symptomatology and progression of these diseases. Many of these local infectious diseases potentially bring about transient and/or permanent structural, histological, and functional changes, causing subfertility and infertility both in men and women.

The identification of the pathogens in reproductive tract infections is often challenging. The evolution and development of molecular biological analysis represented by next-generation sequencing enabled us to learn about the comprehensive composition and localization of the microorganisms in human organs under physiologic and pathologic conditions. These new biomolecular technologies have great potential to help discover the novel pathogens and local microbial environments in reproductive tract infections, leading to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

The aim of this Special Issue is to advance our understanding of the new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of reproductive tract infections by inviting articles ranging from original research and reviews to meta-analyses regarding these topics. Submission of basic and clinical, male and female human studies is very welcome.

Dr. Kotaro Kitaya
Guest Editor

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