Antibiotic Resistance in Hospital-Acquired Infections
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 997
Special Issue Editors
Interests: epidemiology of multidrug-resistant pathogens; infection prevention and control; healthcare-associated infections surveillance; public heath; vaccines
Interests: epidemiology of multidrug-resistant pathogens; infection prevention and control; healthcare-associated infections surveillance; public heath; vaccines
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Interests: antibiotic resistance mechanisms; resistance surveillance; molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant pathogens; antimicrobial stewardship and infection control
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) represent an important problem in public health, with more than 3.5 million cases of HAI estimated to occur in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) each year, leading to more than 90 000 deaths.
Moreover, a problem of great concern is the selection of multidrug-resistant, extensively-drug resistant and pan-drug resistant pathogens, with major consequences on the therapeutic options, leading to a sharp increase in the number of attributable deaths.
Over 70% of the health impact of antibiotic-resistant infections is directly linked to healthcare-associated infections. This could be minimized through the judicious use of antibiotics, adequate infection prevention and control measures and active surveillance, leading to a reduction in the circulation and spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens.
For the purpose of increasing the knowledge of the health burden of infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and identifying the best possible measures to fight this crucial public health issue, this Special Issue of Antibiotics is seeking research articles and literature reviews focused on epidemiology, clinical characteristics, prevention and infection control strategies of healthcare-associated infections, the impact of hospital-acquired infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria on patient outcomes and trends and patterns of antimicrobial resistance of bacterial pathogens during and after the COVID-19 era.
Dr. Andreea-Loredana Golli
Dr. Ovidiu Zlatian
Dr. Alice Elena Ghenea
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- healthcare-associated infections
- multi-drug resistance
- epidemiology
- antimicrobial therapy
- patient outcomes
- infection prevention and control strategies
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