New Molecular Research on Antimicrobial Resistance
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 24
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Interests: Acinetobacter; Candida; yeasts; resistance genes to antifungals; resistance genes to antibiotics; atmospheric-pressure plasma; biofilm; immune responses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most urgent global public health challenges of contemporary medicine. The rapid dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacterial and fungal pathogens threatens the effectiveness of current therapeutic options and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Advances in molecular microbiology, genomics, and surveillance have greatly enhanced our understanding of resistance mechanisms, pathogen evolution, and transmission dynamics. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent molecular research on antimicrobial resistance, including resistance mechanisms, molecular epidemiology, genomic surveillance, diagnostic innovations, and strategies for the prevention and control of multidrug-resistant pathogens in healthcare and community settings.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your original research articles, reviews, communications, and perspectives focusing on molecular aspects of antimicrobial resistance in clinically relevant bacterial and fungal pathogens. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) genomic epidemiology, surveillance, outbreak investigations, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection prevention studies.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the molecular epidemiology, resistance mechanisms, diagnostics, surveillance, and clinical impact of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and communications addressing bacterial and fungal pathogens of clinical importance.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance;
- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and carbapenemase-producing organisms;
- Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria;
- Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE);
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA);
- Antifungal resistance in Candida and other clinically relevant fungi;
- Molecular epidemiology and outbreak investigations;
- Novel resistance determinants and mobile genetic elements;
- Rapid molecular diagnostics for resistant pathogens;
- Colonization by multidrug-resistant pathogens;
- Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention strategies;
- Emerging antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in healthcare settings;
- One Health aspects of antimicrobial resistance.
We look forward to receiving your contribution.
Dr. Anastasia Spiliopoulou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales
- carbapenemases
- multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)
- antifungal resistance
- vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- colonization by multidrug-resistant pathogens
- healthcare-associated infections
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