Infection is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Springer Science+Business Media.

It covers research on infectious diseases, including etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment in outpatient and inpatient settings.

The journal publishes original research articles, brief reports, review articles, and case reports.

[citation needed] Infection is the official publication of the following societies:[1] In addition, the journal collaborates with:[1] The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 2.

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