Research on Antimicrobial Resistance and New Therapeutic Approaches
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 151
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medical microbiology; antimicrobial resistance; biofilms
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2. Blood transfusion Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece
Interests: medical microbiology; innate immunity; antimicrobial peptides
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat worldwide, diminishing the efficacy of common antimicrobial drugs against widespread infections. The World Health Organization declared that AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity, and it has been predicted that it will lead to over ten million deaths by 2050. This "silent pandemic" is a complex "One health" problem that requires specific actions and a coordinated approach across human health, animal and environmental sectors, and food production. The most valuable tool to mitigate this crisis is knowledge based on good quality research. This Special Issue will focus on pathogens with critical importance for antimicrobial resistance and provide valuable insights into molecular biology and pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of critical infectious diseases, including healthcare-associated infections. Moreover, the relationship between AMR and biofilm-related chronic infections highlights the significant need for new antimicrobial strategies enhancing the action of antimicrobial agents and reducing the opportunity of antibiotic resistance gene transfer within the biofilm.
The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a collection of articles focused on the research of antimicrobial resistance in order to improve knowledge for designing new tools and solutions for effective prevention, detection, and treatment of drug-resistant infections in humans. As the Guest Editors of this Special Issue, we are pleased to invite you to submit original research articles, review articles, and short communications. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) antimicrobial resistance and new therapeutic approaches.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Maria Panopoulou
Dr. Theocharis G. Konstantinidis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antimicrobial resistance
- critical infectious diseases
- molecular epidemiology
- biofilms
- molecular diagnosis
- prevention
- treatment
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