Bloodstream Infections
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 6760
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bloodstream infections; antimicrobial stewardship program; empirical antimicrobial therapy; sepsis
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Dear Colleagues,
Bloodstream infection (BSI) is a major cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide. While a positive blood culture is mandatory for establishment of the presence of BSI, there are numerous determinants that must be considered for clinicians. Hence, there is a pressing need to study and develop new diagnoses and therapeutic strategies (such as the antimicrobial stewardship program) for BSIs. The aim of the current Special Issue is to collect, update, and harmonize the most recent literature on BSIs. We aim to touch herein the updated epidemiologic aspects of BSIs as well as their diagnosis and treatments, spanning from the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in pathogenesis, to the recapitulation of the host immune responses, to the analysis of available biomolecular tools for early diagnoses, and to the latest advancements in antimicrobial discovery.
As the Guest Editor of a Special Issue of Pathogens focused on BSIs, I invite you, as an expert in this field, to submit a manuscript for publication, in terms of original research, review articles, or short communications that report on recent progress to further expand host–pathogen knowledge.
Dr. Ching-Chi Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bloodstream infections
- bacteremia
- empirical antibiotic
- definitive antibiotic
- antimicrobial stewardship program
- early diagnosis
- community-acquired
- hospital-acquired
