Antibiotics

Microbiome-Based Therapies: Alternatives to, Complementing or Enhancing Antibiotic Treatments

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7454 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; microbiome-associated inflammatory diseases; microbiota resilience; recovery from dysbiosis; colonization resistance; microbiome therapy; probiotics and postbiotics; antibiotics alternatives; diet and prebiotics; mathematical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosynthesis and Combinatorial Approaches in Antimicrobial Discovery)

A One Health Approach to Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Beatriz Robredo

,

Belén Fouz

and

Rosa Alduina

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5993 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; antibiotic; antimicrobial resistance; animal; food; environment

Antibiotic Resistance, Virulence Profile and Genomic Analysis among Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Humans and Animals

edited by

Sónia Ramos

and

Alexandra Nunes

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5560 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; multidrug-resistant bacteria; virulence; animal– human transmission dynamics; microbial evolution; genomics; epidemiology; zoonotic outbreak

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs): Prevention, Control and Surveillance

edited by

Maria Bagattini

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2060 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare-associated infections (HAIs); infection prevention and control; antimicrobial resistance; HAIs management and control; carbapenem resistant (CR) Enterobacterales; carbapenem resistant (CR) Acinetobacter baumannii

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Challenges for Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antimicrobials

edited by

Giuseppe Pipitone

,

Giuseppe Nunnari

and Fabrizio Taglietti

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2032 | Submission Open

Keywords: TDM; antimicrobial resistance; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics implications; bacterial infections; fungal infections; viral infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Antimicrobial Activity of Bioactive Peptides and Their Derivatives

edited by Alexandro Rodríguez-Rojas

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); global health threat; novel antimicrobial agents; bioactive peptides (AMPs); natural antimicrobial agents; broad-spectrum activity; antimicrobial activity; mechanisms of action; structure– activity relationships; AMP-based therapeutics; clinical applications of AMPs; combinatory therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Virulence Mechanism and Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Linda Hadjadj

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: Escherichia coli; infectious diseases; antibiotic resistance; virulence; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Orthopedic Infections: Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Treatment

edited by Éric Bonnet

submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic osteomyelitis; prosthetic joint infections; epidemiology; microbiology; antimicrobial treatment; treatment duration; local antibiotics

Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health

edited by

Violeta Popovici

,

Emma Adriana Ozon

,

Andreea Letitia Arsene

and

Verginica Schroder

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3294 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity; plants/lichens/fungi/algae extracts and derived products with antibacterial; antifungal; antiviral; antiprotozoal and antihelmintic properties; antimicrobial metabolites: quantification and characterization; pharmaceutical formulation; in vivo and in vitro testing; essential oils with antimicrobial properties for the pharmaceutical and food industry; functional foods; plant-based diet; case studies; prevention and treatment of infectious diseases with plant-derived products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

edited by

Harshad Lade

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofilm formation in S. aureus; antimicrobial resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; biofilm formation; antibiofilm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiofilm Strategies)

Present and Future of Antibiotic Treatment for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

edited by

Dafne Bongiorno

submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae; antibiotic treatment; antimicrobial resistance; infection prevention; novel therapeutic targets and approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bioactive Compounds Extracted from Plants

edited by

Juliana Garcia

and

Irene Gouvinhas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28451 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; phytochemicals; bioactive compounds; biological properties; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

edited by

Anastasia Kotanidou

,

Sotirios Tsiodras

,

Paraskevi C. Fragkou

and

Charalampos D. Moschopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24459 | Submission Open

Keywords: lower respiratory tract infection; community-acquired pneumonia; nosocomial pneumonia; ventilator-associated pneumonia; antibiotics; antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Epidemiology, Virulence Factors and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

edited by

Maria de Lourdes R.S. Cunha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17097 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRSA; HA-MRSA; CA-MRSA; VISA; Staphylococcus aureus; antimicrobial resistance; epidemiology; surveillance; virulence factors; genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Uropathogens—Antibiotic Resistance and Alternative Therapies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Barbara Kot

and

Piotr Szweda

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12320 | Submission Open

Keywords: urinary tract infections (UTIs); uropathogenes; antibiotic resistance of uropathogenes; treatment of UTIs; prevention of UTIs; alternatives to antibiotics methods of treatment and prophylactic of UTIs

Antibiotics Use in COVID-19 and Respiratory Tract Infections

edited by

Shailendra K. Saxena

and Swatantra Kumar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11079 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; antibiotics use; respiratory tract infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approach

edited by Christian Hulen and

Olivier Lesouhaitier

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9245 | Submission Open

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Clinical Care Settings

edited by

Toshimi Kimura

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8902 | Submission Open

Keywords: TDM; MIPD; PBPK; antibiotics; PK/PD; dose optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)

Staphylococcus— Molecular Pathogenesis, Virulence Regulation and Antibiotics Resistance

edited by

Ewa Szczuka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8545 | Submission Open

Keywords: staphylococci; MRS; antimicrobial resistance; virulence factors; skin mikrobiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Bacteriophages and Other Alternative Antimicrobials to Combat Multidrug Resistance

edited by

Andrey A. Filippov

and

Mikeljon P. Nikolich

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8544 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidrug resistance; alternative antibacterials; bacteriophage therapy; phage-antibiotic synergy; phage lysins; small molecule drugs; monoclonal antibodies; antivirulence drugs; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; resistance to novel drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bacteriophages)

The Hidden Pandemic: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms and Evolution in ESKAPE Pathogens

edited by

Viviana Cafiso

and

Floriana Campanile

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8476 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Antibiotics and Environment − Research and Development toward the One Health Approach

edited by

Takashi Azuma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8222 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR); antimicrobials; water purification plant (WTP); wastewater treatment plant (WWTP); hospital wastewater; livestock environment; aquaculture farm environment; aquatic environment

Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship during the COVID-19 Era, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lorenzo Onorato

and

Marianna Meschiari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7695 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial consumption; COVID-19 pandemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in Companion Animals II

edited by

Cátia Marques

and

Constança Pomba

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7384 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; companion animals; high-risk clonal lineages; resistance determinants; anaerobic bacteria; One Health; ESBL; carbapenemase; mecA; VRE

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Computational Approaches in Discovery and Design of Antimicrobial Peptides - 2nd Volume

edited by

Guillermin Agüero-Chapin

,

Yovani Marrero-Ponce

and

Agostinho Antunes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6926 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational search and design of AMPs; alignment-based and alignment-free approaches; machine-learning; artificial intelligence; biodiscovery with associated computational analyses/tools; non-conventional in silico approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

New Paradigms Concerning the Production of Antibiotics: Between Ecological Responsibility and Revalorization of Narrow Spectrums

edited by

Véronique Mondain

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6183 | Submission Open

Keywords: one health; environmental pollution; human health; antimicrobial production; livestock; antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship

(This special issue belongs to the Section The Global Need for Effective Antibiotics)

Antimicrobial Drug Discovery: New Theories and New Therapies

edited by

Ki-Young Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5673 | Submission Open

Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Novel antibiotic drugs; Mechanism of drug action; Anti-Biofilms or biofilm formation inhibitors; Virulence factors; Host-microbial interaction; Synergy between new antimicrobial products and conventional antibiotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Microbial Resistance to Carbapenems: Epidemiology, Detection and Treatment Options

edited by

Vasiliki Koumaki

and

Efthymia Protonotariou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5131 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenems; carbapenemases; Gram-negatives; multidrug resistance (MDR); carpabenem-resistant organisms (CROs); antimicrobial resistance; carbapenem resistance detection; epidemiology; antibiotics; carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

The Effects of Heavy Metals and Other Environmental Contaminants on Antimicrobial Resistance

edited by

Barry R. Palmer

and

Ali Heydari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4971 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal resistance; antimicrobial resistance; antibiotic resistance; trace elements of environmental concern; emerging organic contaminants; microplastics; antibiotic resistance genes ; cross-resistance/co-resistance ; cross-resistance/co-resistance mechanisms ; selection for resistance ; environments selecting multi-resistant microbes ; in situ and in vitro resistance monitoring and modelling

The Control of Gut Microbiota: Antibiotics Alternatives and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

edited by

Beatriz Vázquez Belda

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4759 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiota; antimicrobials; fecal transplantation; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; antimicrobial natural substances; dysbiosis; gut

Infectious Disease Testing and Pathogenic Bacterial Virulence Identification

edited by

Michał Złoch

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4506 | Submission Open

Keywords: whole genome sequencing; MALDI-TOF MS; NALDI-TOF MS; lipidomics; proteomics; genomics; antibiotic resistance detection; virulence biomarkers indication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs): Structure, Target, Spatiotemporal Relationship, and Druggability

edited by

Jianhua Wang

and

Milena Mechkarska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4305 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides (AMPs); structure; target; spatiotemporal relationship; pharmacology; druggability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)

Molecular Detection, Pathogenesis, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mechanisms of Mycoplasma Isolates

edited by

M. Jacques Nsuami

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4101 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial resistance; cell biology; molecular biology; molecular epidemiology; Mycoplasma; mutation; nucleic acid amplification test; pathogenesis; polymerase chain reaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Bacteria Isolated from Animals: Virulence, Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance, 2nd Volume

edited by

Renata Urban-Chmiel

,

Marta Dec

,

Dagmara Stępień-Pyśniak

,

Agnieszka Marek

and

Kinga Wieczorek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3382 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; antimicrobial resistance; virulence; infections; animals

Green Antimicrobials in Biomedical Engineering: Recent Advances Proposal

edited by

Helena Felgueiras

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2798 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial agents concomitant; synergistic and additive effects surface functionalization; antimicrobial properties; biomedical therapies; bioactive molecules; green synthesis; environmentally friendly; circular economy; waste materials’ second life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)

Antibiotic Use and the Emergence of Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Settings

edited by

Aleksandra Barac

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2504 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic use; antibiotic resistance; clinical settings; clinical infections; mechanisms underlying the development of resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antibiotic Strategy for the Treatment of Infections in Specific Populations

edited by

Hideo Kato

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2487 | Submission Open

Detection and Control of Pathogens in Food Production

edited by

Marina Ceruso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2343 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbial contamination; foodborne pathogens; antimicrobial compounds; foodborne diseases; essential oils applications against foodborne pathogens; microbial biofilms; animal production and food storage applications; antifungal properties; antiviral properties; antimicrobial mechanisms; antimicrobials with effect on microorganisms genomics and proteomics

Antibiotics in the Critically Ill Patient

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; intensive care unit; ventilator-associated pneumonia; antibiotic therapy; antibiotic therapy; PK/PD; molecular microbiology testing; critically ill patient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)

Antimicrobials in the Food Chain: Resistant Pathogens and Food Safety

edited by

Ron Dixon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1938 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; food safety; pathogens; risk assessment; detriment; antimicrobial genes; food processing; farm to fork; bacteriophages; probiotics; interventions

Genomic Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Evolution Mechanism of Bacteria

edited by

Daniel Gyamfi Amoako

and

Linda Bester

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance mechanism; mobile genetic element; horizontal gene transfer; resistome; evolution; molecular phylogenetics; genomics; bioinformatics analysis; next-generation sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

The Emergence of Multidrug Resistance: Genetic Mechanisms, Fitness Cost, and Dissemination in the Human-Environment Continuum

edited by

Marwan Osman

and

Issmat Kassem

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; molecular epidemiology; genome analysis; gene sequencing; next generation sequencing; nucleotide polymorphism sequence; mobile genetic elements; plasmids; resistance mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Exploring Antimicrobial Properties and Bioactive Compounds of Edible and Medicinal Plants

edited by

Paola Angelini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antimicrobials; bioactive constituents; edible plants; food conservation; food disinfection; medicinal plants; metabolomics; nutraceuticals; phytochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Carbapenemases in Gram-Negative Bacteria: A Global Health Threat and Therapeutic Challenge

edited by Stefano Mancini,

Diego O. Andrey

and

Mustafa Sadek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE); carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CPPA); carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter baumannii (CPAB); antimicrobial susceptibility of CPE; CPPA or/and CPAB; carbapenemase detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms and Molecular Epidemiology of ESKAPEE

edited by

Anabela Borges

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESKAPEE; ESKAPE; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance mechanisms; molecular epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Natural Alternatives and Their Synthetic Derivatives to Antibiotics

edited by

Simone Carradori

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial agents; quorum sensing inhibitors; food contamination and preservation; innovative (micro)extraction procedures; synthetic derivatives inspired by natural scaffolds; uses of components from medicinal plants and fungi; biofilm and antimicrobial resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)

Bacterial Resistome and Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Infectious Diseases

edited by

Paolo Capozza

,

Nicola Pugliese

and

Maria Tempesta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacterial resistome; antimicrobial resistance; animal Infectious diseases; veterinary medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)

Genomic Insights into Antimicrobial Resistance in Enterobacterales, Pseudomonas, and Acinetobacter

edited by Taishi Tsubouchi, Masato Suzuki and Yukihiro Kaneko

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Acinetobacter baumannii; microbial genomics; transmission mechanisms; mobile elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)

Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens: Microbiological Perspectives

edited by

Byeonghwa Jeon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: foodborne pathogens; prevalence of antibiotic resistance; resistance development; resistance transmission; agricultural antibiotics; antibiotic alternatives

Harnessing Genetics and Biochemistry to Discover Novel Antimicrobials

edited by

Anders Løbner-Olesen

and

Stefano Ravaioli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel antimicrobials; genetics; biochemistry; DNA sequencing; genetic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetic and Biochemical Studies of Antibiotic Activity and Resistance)

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