Secondary infections
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- 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
Nazish Bostan, PhD, COMSATS University, Pakistan
Nazish Bostan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Her research activities include the work on RNV viruses from various hosts and environmental sources. Dr Bostan has been working as an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports since 2022.
Luis Felipe Reyes, MD, PhD, MSc, Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia and University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Luis Felipe Reyes is a Critical Care physician with a Ph.D. in Translational Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine from the University of Oxford. Dr. Reyes is an internationally recognized expert in pneumonia, invasive pneumococcal disease, sepsis, and antibiotic resistance. Dr. Reyes has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2023.
Takahiro Takazono, MD, PhD, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
Takahiro Takazono practices respiratory infections. Dr Takazono has been involved in clinical and basic research of respiratory fungal, NTM, and viral infections. Dr Takazono has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2019.
