About this Research Topic
Humanity has continued to be challenged by various healthcare-associated threats and infectious diseases remain one of the significant burdens. Despite advancements in medical sciences and public healthcare standards, infectious diseases are still claimed to be the leading cause of high morbidity and mortality worldwide at the start of the twenty-first century. Generally, a significant healthcare burden arises when there are simultaneous infections caused by multiple pathogens leading to co-infections. For instance, seasonal influenza, usually considered a moderate sickness, can increase individuals’ predisposition to various other infections. Furthermore, HIV/AIDS, a major health threat, seldom kills an individual on its own but instead makes the patients susceptible to various opportunistic infections caused by bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens. The hidden mechanism of these unique relationships is still being explored by researchers globally.
Through this Research Topic, we would like to highlight the challenges of co-infection, understanding the unique interactions between pathogens as well as with the host and perspectives for improved management of multifaceted co-infections.
The scope of this Research topic is to cover the associated complexities as well as the better way of managing multifaceted co-infections. Furthermore, it provides insight into the challenges faced in understanding, diagnosing, and treating co-infections involving multiple pathogens such as, viruses, bacteria, fungi, or other microorganisms that may interact synergistically or antagonistically in a host. This Research topic will include the following areas of research:
- The molecular and immunological mechanisms responsible for interactions between various pathogens during co-infections.
- Understanding host-pathogen interaction during co-infection.
- Antimicrobial resistance and diagnostic challenges in co-infection.
- Modern treatment strategies to combat co-infection
- Clinical studies of co-infection
- The development of novel approaches or techniques for managing co-infections.
Submission of original research articles, systematic reviews, mini-reviews, prospects, opinions, case reports, tools, and methods that fall into the above research area are highly encouraged.
Through this Research Topic, we would like to highlight the challenges of co-infection, understanding the unique interactions between pathogens as well as with the host and perspectives for improved management of multifaceted co-infections.
The scope of this Research topic is to cover the associated complexities as well as the better way of managing multifaceted co-infections. Furthermore, it provides insight into the challenges faced in understanding, diagnosing, and treating co-infections involving multiple pathogens such as, viruses, bacteria, fungi, or other microorganisms that may interact synergistically or antagonistically in a host. This Research topic will include the following areas of research:
- The molecular and immunological mechanisms responsible for interactions between various pathogens during co-infections.
- Understanding host-pathogen interaction during co-infection.
- Antimicrobial resistance and diagnostic challenges in co-infection.
- Modern treatment strategies to combat co-infection
- Clinical studies of co-infection
- The development of novel approaches or techniques for managing co-infections.
Submission of original research articles, systematic reviews, mini-reviews, prospects, opinions, case reports, tools, and methods that fall into the above research area are highly encouraged.
Keywords: Co-infection; host-pathogen interaction; antimicrobial resistance; emerging infections; immunological interactions; clinical management; diagnostic challenges
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