Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Diagnostics, Antimicrobial Resistance, Pathogenesis, and Vaccine Development
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 198
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pediatric infectious diseases; molecular microbiology; diagnostics; immunology and pathogenesis of infectious diseases; vaccines
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Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric infectious diseases remain a major global health challenge, accounting for substantial morbidity and mortality despite remarkable advances in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Children represent a uniquely vulnerable population due to developmental immunology, age-specific exposure patterns, and social determinants that influence disease transmission and outcomes. In recent years, rapid progress in molecular diagnostics, genomic surveillance, and immunological profiling has significantly enhanced our understanding of pathogen behavior and host responses in early life. At the same time, emerging and re-emerging infections, antimicrobial resistance, and vaccine hesitancy continue to threaten gains achieved in child health worldwide.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of contemporary developments in pediatric infectious diseases, with particular emphasis on innovative diagnostic tools, mechanisms of pathogenesis, antimicrobial resistance and advances in vaccine research and implementation. We welcome original research articles, systematic reviews, and expert perspectives that explore translational science, clinical applications, and public health strategies. By bringing together contributions from clinicians, microbiologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, and vaccine scientists, this Special Issue seeks to foster collaboration and accelerate evidence-based approaches that will ultimately improve prevention, early detection, and therapeutic outcomes for infectious diseases in children.
Dr. Athanasios G. Michos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pediatric infections
- molecular diagnostics
- pathogenesis
- vaccines
- antimicrobial resistance
- immunology
- emerging pathogens
- child health
- infectious disease epidemiology
- prevention strategies
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