Antibiotic Resistance and Misuse
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editors
2. Anesthesia and Intensive Care Department, County Clinical Emergency Hospital, 2–4, Corneliu Coposu Bld., 550245 Sibiu, Romania
Interests: anesthesia and intensive care; pharmacology; infectious diseases; airway management; sepsis; hemodynamics
Interests: pharmacology; drug safety; antimicrobial resistance; drug efficacy
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Interests: pharmacology; drug development; drug safety; pharmaceutical chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a specialist in anesthesia and intensive care and holding a PhD focused on the risks associated with exposure to antibiotics commonly used in intensive care settings, I am honored to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of the Pharmaceuticals journal, which is dedicated to examining the timely topics of antibiotic resistance and misuse.
Antibiotic resistance is worsened by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in clinical settings and is one of the most significant public health challenges we face today. This Special Issue aims to provide valuable insights to the medical community through a diverse collection of research articles, reviews, and case studies from leading experts in the field. This topic highlights the need for responsible antibiotic use, effective infection prevention and control, and assessment of the antimicrobial resistance phenomenon. These contributions seek to bring clarity to the complex nature of antibiotic resistance, exploring its molecular mechanisms, the effects of antibiotic stewardship programs, and innovative strategies for developing new antimicrobial agents and therapies.
This Special Issue set out to explore the consequences of antibiotic misuse in various care settings and to highlight recent advancements in diagnostic techniques that allow for faster identification of resistant infections, enabling more targeted and effective treatment approaches.
Dr. Bogdan Vintila
Dr. Claudiu Morgovan
Dr. Anca-Maria Arseniu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotic resistance
- antibiotic misuse
- antimicrobial stewardship
- infection control
- resistance mechanisms
- diagnostic innovations
- therapeutic strategies
- policy reforms
- clinical outcomes
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