Personalized Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases
A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Epidemiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: public health; health promotion; health systems; health policy and planning; healthcare; infectious diseases; nursing care; epidemiology; infection control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Infectious diseases remain the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, with pathogens continually evolving. Traditional diagnosis and treatment rely on standardized protocols and broad-spectrum antimicrobials, but limitations are increasingly evident amidst antimicrobial resistance, emerging pathogens, and variable patient responses.
Precision medicine is transforming infectious disease management by personalizing diagnostics and therapies. The path to personalization began with 19th-century discoveries of microbial causes and 20th-century antibiotics and vaccines. Integrating genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics enables clinicians to consider both host genetics and pathogen profiles, enabling faster diagnosis, improved efficacy, and reduced resistance.
This Special Issue aims to explore the current landscape and emerging frontiers of personalized infectious disease care. It aims to (1) trace historical milestones; (2) highlight cutting-edge diagnostics like NGS, metagenomics, and AI-driven tools; (3) explore host-directed strategies including pharmacogenomics, immunogenomic profiling, and microbiome-based interventions; (4) evaluate challenges such as implementation barriers, disparities, and cost; and (5) outline future directions, including digital health, personalized vaccines, and AI-enabled therapies. Focus includes bacterial and viral infections such as tuberculosis, HIV, and COVID-19.
We invite authors to submit original works in the above fields in the form of clinical research, literature reviews, translational research, meta-analyses, etc.
Dr. Takalani Grace Tshitangano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- personalized medicine
- infectious diseases
- molecular diagnostics
- precision therapy
- antimicrobial resistance
- genomics
- proteomics
- metabolomics
- biosensors
- artificial intelligence
- machine learning
- personalized treatment
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