Antimicrobial Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Highly Prevalent Infections

Dear Colleagues,

Microbial infections, whether bacterial or viral, can be very challenging to treat, in many cases resulting in the development of antibacterial/antiviral resistance against existing drugs. The increase in bacterial and viral resistance to standard-of-care drugs poses a serious challenge to existing treatment methodologies. In recent years, there have been multiple advances in medicinal chemistry, genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic profiling which have led to the development of novel therapeutics that target bacteria and viruses through novel modes of action previously unknown to humankind. Hence, in this Special Issue we plan to publish novel antimicrobials which show activity against resistant strains of bacteria and viruses, essentially working through previously under-appreciated modes of action. We are welcoming high-quality reviews and original research articles which address the present scenario of antimicrobial therapy against pharmaceutically important bacterial pathogens.

Dr. Tejabhiram Yadavalli
Dr. Gopinath Venkatraman
Guest Editors

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