Trends in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 52
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pediatric allergic diseases; pediatric respiratory infectious diseases
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pediatric infectious diseases continue to be a dynamic global challenge. Despite advances in vaccination, antimicrobials, and public health, new and re-emerging pathogens, antimicrobial resistance, evolving vaccine technologies, and health inequities continue to shape the landscape. This Special Issue seeks to synthesize cutting-edge evidence across epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention, diagnostics, and clinical management.
Recent trends, novel insights, and translational advances in pediatric infectious diseases, including respiratory and enteric viruses, bacterial vaccine-preventable diseases, antimicrobial resistance, vector-borne infections, host–pathogen interactions, and innovations in diagnostics and prevention (e.g., maternal immunization, long-acting monoclonal antibodies). Original research and comprehensive reviews spanning basic mechanisms, population epidemiology, implementation science, and clinical trials. We welcome multi-country cohorts, data linkage studies, modeling, genomic/serologic investigations, and health systems research relevant to pediatric care. To provide a pediatric-centered synthesis that informs clinicians, researchers, and policymakers; to identify evidence gaps and set a forward-looking research agenda for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in children.
Dr. Eun Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pediatric infectious diseases
- vaccines and immunization
- respiratory viruses
- enteric infections
- antimicrobial resistance
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