Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in an Era of Globalization
1College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Medical and Morphological Research, Section of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
3Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in an Era of Globalization
Description
In recent years, there has been a massive increase in the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens. This has also been associated with an unprecedented rapid spread of these AMR pathogens across geographic borders and in different spectra of healthcare settings, diverse patient groups, and into the community. This phenomenon has been associated with increasing patient morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. A myriad of reasons account for this increasing trend of emergence of AMR pathogens including, but not limited to, mounting selective pressure as a consequence of the increased use of antibiotics in both clinical and animal husbandry settings as well as the ease and speed of movement of persons, food, and goods across vast distances. It has been said that antibiotic-resistant bacteria have become “adept travelers” and make themselves at home wherever they land.
Understanding how these resistant strains emerge and spread remains critical to stemming their continued dissemination. For this special issue, we invite investigators to contribute review articles and original research articles addressing the emergence and spread of AMR pathogens across diverse geographic settings. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Changing patterns of epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
- Molecular epidemiology of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria
- Genetics and evolution of drug-resistance genes
- Antibiotic use, stewardship, and drug resistance
- From farm to fork: animal husbandry, global trade, and antimicrobial resistance
- Population mobility and spread of drug-resistant bacteria
- Drug-resistance and health economics
- Reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance
- Modelling of antimicrobial resistance
- Drug-resistance monitoring and quality control of methods of monitoring
- Public health consequences, national and international collaboration for early detection, and management of drug resistance
- Efforts towards increasing professional and public awareness on drug resistance
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