''Clinical Infectious Diseases'' is a
peer-reviewed
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medical journal
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History
The first ...
published by
Oxford University Press covering research on the
pathogenesis, clinical investigation, medical
microbiology
Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...
,
diagnosis,
immune
In biology, immunity is the capability of multicellular organisms to resist harmful microorganisms. Immunity involves both specific and nonspecific components. The nonspecific components act as barriers or eliminators of a wide range of pathogens ...
mechanisms, and treatment of diseases caused by infectious agents. It includes articles on
antimicrobial resistance,
bioterrorism, emerging
infections,
food safety
Food safety (or food hygiene) is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness. The occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from t ...
, hospital
epidemiology, and
HIV/AIDS. It also features highly focused brief reports, review articles, editorials, commentaries, and supplements. The journal is published on behalf of the
Infectious Diseases Society of America.
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports'', the journal had a 2020
impact factor of 9.079, ranking it 18th out of 162 journals in the category "Immunology",
3rd out of 92 journals in the category "Infectious Diseases"
and 12th out of 137 journals in the category "Microbiology".
Past Editors
* ''Reviews of Infectious Diseases''
**
Edward H. Kass
Edward Harold Kass (December 20, 1917, New York City – January 17, 1990, Lincoln, Massachusetts) was an American physician, medical school professor, medical researcher in infectious diseases, medical journal editor, and historian of medicine. He ...
, 1979-1989 (vols. 1–11)
**
Sydney M. Finegold Sydney "Sid" Martin Finegold (August 21, 1921, Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City – September 17, 2018, Los Angeles) was an American physician, medical school professor, and medical researcher, specializing in anaerobic bacteriology.
Biography
...
, 1990–1991 (vols. 12 & 13)
[
* ''Clinical Infectious Diseases''
** Sydney M. Finegold, 1992–1999 (vols. 14–29)][
** Sherwood L. Gorbach, 2000–2016 (vols. 30–63)][
]
References
External links
*
Oxford University Press academic journals
Microbiology journals
Biweekly journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1979
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