Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2024) | Viewed by 3481
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mycobacterial diseases (TB and nontuberculous mycobacteria); respiratory viruses (influenza, RSV, COVID-19); pox infections; general clinical infectious diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
Infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites have continued to scourge humans. Because of their ability to change and develop resistance to antimicrobials, infectious agents have become insurmountable challenges. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to public health worldwide. Although new antimicrobials have been developed and some new ones are in the pipeline, scientists mostly play catch-up as the infectious agents continue to change. In the last few decades, the existing problem of antimicrobial resistance is further complicated by the emergence of new and deadly infectious diseases that spread to the level of causing pandemic. As we have seen in the last three years alone from COVID-19 and Mpox pandemics, the focus on the control of emerging infectious diseases diverts funding and other resources from efforts to fight antimicrobial resistance. This leads to most dreadful scenario of fighting to curtail antimicrobial resistance to the plethora of infectious diseases in the middle of pandemics from newly emerged infectious diseases. Furthermore, emerging infectious diseases, like existing infectious diseases, change themselves and make available specific antimicrobials less effective. Therefore, this special issue will highlight past and current trends in antimicrobial resistant infectious diseases, prospects in developing new antimicrobials, application of new antimicrobials in the clinical practice, and possible future challenges.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Microorganisms.
Dr. Getahun Abate
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial
- resistance
- infectious diseases
- new antimicrobials
- pandemic
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