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Antimicrobial and Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bioactive Compounds Extracted from Plants submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29628
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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25452
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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17779
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 and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12787
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 and Swatantra Kumar
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11550
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
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9847
Bacteriophages and Other Alternative Antimicrobials to Combat Multidrug Resistance submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9725
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)
Staphylococcus— Molecular Pathogenesis, Virulence Regulation and Antibiotics Resistance
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9565
Keywords: staphylococci; MRS; antimicrobial resistance; virulence factors; skin mikrobiota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics of Antibiotics in Clinical Care Settings
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9532
Keywords: TDM; MIPD; PBPK; antibiotics; PK/PD; dose optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs)
The Hidden Pandemic: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms and Evolution in ESKAPE Pathogens submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8923
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Antibiotic Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in Companion Animals II submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8024
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)
Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship during the COVID-19 Era, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8011
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial consumption; COVID-19 pandemic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antimicrobial Drug Discovery: New Theories and New Therapies
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5978
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)
The Effects of Heavy Metals and Other Environmental Contaminants on Antimicrobial Resistance submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5195
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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5064
Keywords: microbiota; antimicrobials; fecal transplantation; probiotics; prebiotics; postbiotics; antimicrobial natural substances; dysbiosis; gut
Infectious Disease Testing and Pathogenic Bacterial Virulence Identification
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4679
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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4553
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
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4391
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 Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4028
Keywords: bacteria; antimicrobial resistance; virulence; infections; animals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
Green Antimicrobials in Biomedical Engineering: Recent Advances Proposal
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3685
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 Strategy for the Treatment of Infections in Specific Populations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2548
Carbapenemases in Gram-Negative Bacteria: A Global Health Threat and Therapeutic Challenge
edited by Stefano Mancini, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2529
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)
Detection and Control of Pathogens in Food Production
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2409
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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2235
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)
Genomic Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance and Evolution Mechanism of Bacteria submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2108
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)
Antimicrobials in the Food Chain: Resistant Pathogens and Food Safety
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2044
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; food safety; pathogens; risk assessment; detriment; antimicrobial genes; food processing; farm to fork; bacteriophages; probiotics; interventions
Exploring Antimicrobial Properties and Bioactive Compounds of Edible and Medicinal Plants
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1854
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)
The Emergence of Multidrug Resistance: Genetic Mechanisms, Fitness Cost, and Dissemination in the Human-Environment Continuum
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1807
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)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms and Molecular Epidemiology of ESKAPEE
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782
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
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 535
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 submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 312
Keywords: bacterial resistome; antimicrobial resistance; animal Infectious diseases; veterinary medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics in Animal Health)
Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance in Foodborne Pathogens: Microbiological Perspectives
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 193
Keywords: foodborne pathogens; prevalence of antibiotic resistance; resistance development; resistance transmission; agricultural antibiotics; antibiotic alternatives
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 192
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)
Harnessing Genetics and Biochemistry to Discover Novel Antimicrobials submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 177
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)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Plant-Powered Solutions: Uncovering the Antibiotic Potential of Medicinal Plants submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 156
Keywords: medicinal plants; antibiotic discovery; bioactive compounds; quantification of biological activities; antibiotic potential 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Optimizing Antibiotics Therapy for Combating Difficult-to-Treat Infections by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 148
Keywords: antibiotics therapy; Gram-negative bacteria; multidrug resistance; bacterial infection; healthcare system 
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antiparasitic Natural Products submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 142
Keywords: anti-parasitic drugs; protozoa; parasite; drug discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Derived Antibiotics)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Structure–Activity Relationship Studies on Antimicrobial Peptides
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 116
Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; antibacterial; antibiotics; structure– activity relationships; bacteriocins; rational drug design; peptide engineering; bacterial resistance; mechanism of action; delivery system; clinical potential
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Peptides)
Antibiotics and Infectious Respiratory Diseases, 2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5204 | Submission Open
Keywords: infectious respiratory diseases; pulmonary tuberculosis; COVID-19 pneumonia; antibiotic use and resistance; gram negative; gram positive; pneumonia opportunistic infection; multidrug resistance (MDR); medical education; infection prevention control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antimicrobial Activities and Medicinal Applications of Metal Nanoparticles
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submission deadline 1 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic; antimicrobial; copper; gold; nanoparticles; medicinal application; metallic; multidrug resistance; silver; zinc
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)
Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship in Primary Care submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15407 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic prescribing; antibiotic dispensing; antibiotic stewardship; regulatory policies; implementation; interprofessional stewardship models; primary care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Metagenomics for Surveillance of Pathogens and/or Antimicrobial Resistance
edited by Rommel Thiago Jucá Ramos
submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; metagenomics; pathogen; environmental surveillance; clinical; one health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanism and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance)
Natural Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 29917 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Novel Antimicrobial Agents)
Feature Papers in Therapy of Diabetic Foot Infections submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19116 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetic foot infection; diabetic foot osteomyelitis; systemic antibiotic therapy; local antibiotic therapy; side effects; treatment success; antibiotic stewardship; antibiotic policies and difficulties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) in General Hospital: An Essential Practice
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10356 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship; anti-infective agent; surgical wound infection; antibiotic prophylaxis; drug resistance; microbial; health care rationing; molecular diagnostic techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotics Use and Antimicrobial Stewardship)
Antibiotics in Ophthalmology Practice submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8694 | Submission Open
Keywords: eye infections; antibiotic resistance; empiric treatment; corneal ulcer; endophthalmitis; microbial keratitis; conjunctivitis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Carbapenem Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens—a Comprehensive Approach to Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Enterobacteriaceae, and Stenotrophomonas: A Global Healthcare Threat submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6467 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbapenem resistance; CRE; Acinetobacter baumannii; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; KPC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Antimicrobial Nanoformulations against Bacterial Infections
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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4182 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial peptide-NPs; antibiotics-coated NPs; antimicrobial hydrogel; antimicrobial photoresponsive NPs; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; infection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antimicrobial Materials and Surfaces)
‘Non-traditional’ Antimicrobial Approaches to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
edited by Leon G. Leanse
submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2844 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; non-traditional antimicrobial technologies; antibiotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Antibiotic Therapy in Infectious Diseases)
Silver and Gold Compounds as Antibiotics, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 842 | Submission Open
Keywords: bio-inorganic chemistry; metal compounds; antimicrobial drugs; antibiotics; medical applications; antimicrobial resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanisms and Structural Biology of Antibiotic Action)
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