Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 33484
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Gram positive and negative microorganisms; multi drug resistance; H. pylori; natural components and their antibiofilm actions
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Interests: study of microbial survival strategies (biofilm, non-cultivable vital state), evaluation of antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and anti-virulence activities of bioactive substances of natural origin; semi-synthesis and innovative biomaterials; the research activity has concerned oral cavity microorganisms; Helicobacter pylori and microorganisms related to chronic wounds (Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans) and lung infections (Mycobacterium abscessus and other fast-growing mycobacteria)
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Interests: antimicrobial; anti-biofilm and anti-virulence activities of natural compounds alone and combined with antibiotics against multi drug-resistant strains (Helicobacter pylori, Staphylococcus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Mycobacterium abscessus and other fast-growing mycobacteria)
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Interests: Activity of novel antimicrobials on multi drug resistant strains and characterization of antibiotic resistance mechanisms; clinical parasitology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is increasing worldwide, with very large variations across countries, microorganisms, and settings.
MDR bacteria are associated with nosocomial infections. However, some MDR bacteria have become quite prevalent causes of community-acquired infections. The spread of MDR bacteria into the community is a crucial development, and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, healthcare costs, and antibiotic use.
Antimicrobial resistance is the result of a dynamic process involving microbial interactions in many different environments, and the ability to acquire new determinants of resistance is necessary to maintain their fitness.
The variability of resistance determinants and their expression in different hosts are larger in nature than what is found in human pathogens, which suggests the presence of bottlenecks moderating the transfer, spread, and stability of antibiotic resistance genes.
On the basis of this evidence, this Special Issue will publish papers focusing on the epidemiology of MDROs, the activity of new antimicrobials, the implication of various determinants of resistance, and the strategies to control the diffusions of MDROs.
Dr. Mara Di Giulio
Dr. Silvia Di Lodovico
Dr. Alberto Antonelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- MDR
- spread
- community
- nosocomial
- new marker of resistance