Secondary infections
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
Secondary infections are those that occur alongside or following primary infection, and are a direct or indirect consequence of the initial infection. For instance, primary infections, and the treatments used to tackle them, can frequently weaken an individual’s immune defences or disrupt commensal microbial communities, making them more susceptible to additional pathogens. To mitigate the impact of secondary infections and improve treatments, we must advance our understanding of secondary infections and translate the research findings into tangible solutions for clinical practice and public health. Current areas of research include investigation into the interactions between pathogens and host organisms that predispose individuals to secondary infections, antibiotic-resistance in secondary infections, infection dynamics, and the efficacy of existing preventative measures such as vaccination.
This Collection welcomes submissions of original research articles from fields including, but not limited to, immunology, microbiology and epidemiology that advance our understanding of secondary infections.
Editors
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Nazish Bostan, PhD
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Luis Felipe Reyes, MD, PhD, MSc
Unisabana Center for Translational Science, School of Medicine, Universidad de La Sabana, Chia, Colombia; Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Takahiro Takazono, MD, PhD
Department of Infectious Diseases, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan
