Clinical Strategies for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 July 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Science, Physical Education and Informatics, National University of Science and Technology, Politehnica, Splaiul Independenței 313, District 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
3. Emergency County Hospital of Pitești, Hospital Street No. 36, Pitești, Romania
Interests: nursing; public health; healthcare-associated infections; patient safety; anti-bioresistance
Interests: public health; ethics; history of medicine; nursing
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2. Doctoral School, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eroii Sanitari 8, District 5, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
3. The Research Institute of the University of Bucharest—ICUB, Șoseaua Panduri 90, District 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: antimicrobial resistance; diagnostic microbiology; hospital-acquired infections; antibiotic stewardship; novel antimicrobial agents; microbiome
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to pose a major global threat to patient safety and healthcare quality. These infections occur in a variety of clinical settings and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and financial burden for both patients and healthcare systems.
This Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Medicine aims to gather high-quality contributions that explore effective strategies for the prevention of HAIs. We welcome manuscripts that investigate the prevalence and distribution of HAIs, as well as their most common clinical forms. Submissions should also examine the primary microbial agents involved, antimicrobial resistance patterns and the evolving epidemiology of these infections.
We are particularly interested in articles that propose or evaluate specific prevention measures, such as infection-control protocols, antimicrobial-stewardship programs and hygiene practices, as well as how these impact patient-safety outcomes. Contributions focusing on the development or application of tools to assess infection risk, such as scoring systems or predictive models, are also encouraged. Furthermore, we invite forward-looking perspectives that address future challenges and innovations in the field, including technological, organizational and policy-level interventions.
Recent research emphasize that alongside conventional infection-control measures, emerging approaches, such as artificial-intelligence assisted diagnostics, microbiome-based therapies, phage-therapy and a One-Health perspective linking environmental change to antimicrobial resistance, may play increasing roles in combating HAIs.
We encourage original research articles and reviews that advance the knowledge and implementation of infection-prevention strategies in healthcare environments.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to this timely and important topic.
Prof. Dr. Monica Marilena Țânțu
Prof. Dr. Rogozea Liliana Marcela
Dr. Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- healthcare-associated infections
- multidrug resistance
- prevention
- screening scales
- polymicrobial infections
- oppor-tunistic infections
- sepsis
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