Current Status of Acinetobacter Infections
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Bacterial Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 92313
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Interests: phenotypic and genotypic characterization of antibiotic resistance; bacterial infections in domestic animals; canine coronavirus; bovine herpesvirus-1; Malassezia pachydermatis
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Dear Colleagues,
Acinetobacter baumannii has become a relevant threat for public health worldwide. This pathogen, belonging to the ESKAPE group, is one of the main causes of nosocomial infections with the highest mortality rates, such as pneumonia, blood infections, meningitis, UTIs, as well as skin and wound infections. Worryingly, A. baumannii infections are often difficult to treat because of the growing spread of multidrug-resistant strains globally. Even though few reports are described on A. baumannii infections in companion animals in veterinary medicine, the possible transmission from humans to animals or vice versa could represent a new issue for discussion.
This explains the great and recent interest in increasing studies about the pathogenesis, virulence factors, mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, diagnostic tools, therapeutic approaches, and prevention of Acinetobacter baumannii infections.
This Special Issue aims to collect papers on Acinetobacter baumannii infections in human and veterinary medicine, highlighting the importance of studies with a One Health approach to better define the real spread of this pathogen in hospital and extra-hospital reservoirs and environments.
For this Special Issue of Pathogens, I invite you to submit research articles, review articles, and short communications on the current status of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in human and veterinary medicine.
I look forward to your contributions.
Prof. Luisa De Martino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Transmission
- Pathogenesis of infections
- Virulence factors
- Antibiotic resistance
- Therapy
- One Health approach
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