Antiviral and Antibacterial: Focus on Novel Therapeutic Agents and Drug Delivery Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Innovative therapies against bacterial and viral diseases are an urgent need. The lack of a strong pipeline of anti-infective drugs and the increase of bacterial and viral resistance have caused a worldwide health crisis over the last decade, with well-known infectious diseases, such as AIDS and tuberculosis, still affecting millions of people worldwide. Moreover, three years of COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that also new and emerging pathogens can pose a serious threat to countries’ global health systems, demanding novel approaches in infectious disease drug development.

The aim of this Special Issue is to summarize recent research in the field of antiviral and antibacterial agents, covering all the stages and the aspects of novel candidates for infectious disease treatment, including biopharmaceuticals and innovative delivery protocols of both existing and novel antibacterials and antivirals. Potential topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

• Discovery and Development of novel and effective antibacterial and antiviral agents;
• Innovative drug delivery systems for infectious diseases;
• Repurposing drugs to treat these infections;
• Innovative strategies to overcome drug resistance;
• Host-targeted therapies.

Dr. Sara Consalvi
Guest Editor

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