Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Gynecological Infections

Dear Colleagues,

The world of infections in general, and genital infections in particular, has gained enormous interest the last few years due to new insights in the vaginal microbiome, new antibiotic resistance patterns of sexually transmitted infections, the upheaval of microscopy as a diagnostic tool, and new drugs, probiotics, and vaccines to treat or prevent infection or recurrence.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Diagnostics to elucidate some enigmatic and formerly misunderstood associations and diagnostic issues.

We invite you to submit manuscripts with opinions or data improving the diagnostics of genital infections, which we will review and consider for publication in this issue. Papers addressing microscopy, deep AI learning, microbiome research, antibiotic or antimycotic resistance, the composition and physiopathology of vulvovaginal and upper genital tract infections, biomarkers, inflammatory markers, and especially mixed infections are all welcome.

Research papers, opinion papers, reviews (if original), and case studies of special interest will be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Prof. Dr. Gilbert Donders
Guest Editor

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