Innovation in Infectious Diseases: Diagnosis, Treatment and Global Challenges
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
2. Infectious Diseases Unit, Forlì and Cesena Hospitals, AUSL Romagna, 47121 Forlì, Italy
Interests: fungal infection; multidrug-resistant bacteria; surgical infections
Interests: endocarditis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Infectious diseases pose a major threat to global health, affecting both high- and low-income countries and ranging from acute outbreaks to chronic, neglected infections. The interplay between emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, global travel, and migration has transformed the infectious disease landscape, making timely diagnosis and effective treatment increasingly complex. There is a pressing need for innovative and accessible diagnostics, especially regarding multidrug-resistant microorganisms.
We invite original research articles, reviews, case reports, and contributions addressing the following topics:
- Diagnostic innovation: Development and validation of rapid, accurate, and cost-effective diagnostic tools for early detection of infectious agents, including molecular diagnostics, point-of-care technologies, and biomarker discovery.
- Antimicrobial stewardship: studies investigating the microbiological impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions
- Microbial resistance: Studies on mechanisms of resistance, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.
- Tuberculosis and neglected infections: Insights into the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis and other infections with a high burden among migrant and underserved populations.
- Microorganism-targeted therapeutic innovations: Novel antimicrobial agents and mechanisms of action against priority bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens; host-directed therapies, integration of artificial intelligence, studies on phage therapy, resistance-modifying agents, and targeting microbial virulence factors or biofilm.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to highlight multidisciplinary approaches and foster multidisciplinary collaboration across microbiology, infectious diseases, clinical epidemiology, and public health. We look forward to hearing from you.
Dr. Francesco Cristini
Guest Editor
Dr. Cristina Seguiti
Dr. Paolo Colombini
Guest Editors Assistants
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Keywords
- antimicrobial stewardship
- multidrug-resistant bacteria
- fungal infections
- tropical and migration medicine
- diagnostics
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