Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Clinical Microbiology and Infection is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, covering clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. Founded in 1995, it is a leading journal in infectious diseases, with a 2025 impact factor of 8.7, indexed in SCIE.《临床微生物学与感染》（Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 简称 CMI）是由 Elsevier 代表欧洲临床微生物学与感染病学会出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖临床微生物学与感染病学。该刊创刊于 1995 年，是感染病学领域的领军期刊，2025 年影响因子为 8.7，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish research that advances the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表推进感染病预防、诊断与治疗的研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Clinical microbiology: original research on the identification, characterization, and susceptibility testing of microorganisms causing human infections.临床微生物学： 关于引起人类感染的微生物的鉴定、表征与药敏试验的原创研究。
- Infectious diseases: studies on the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections.感染病学： 关于细菌、病毒、真菌与寄生虫感染的流行病学、临床表现、诊断、治疗与预防研究。
- Antimicrobial resistance: research on antimicrobial resistance mechanisms, surveillance, stewardship, and the development of new antimicrobial agents.抗微生物耐药性： 关于抗微生物耐药机制、监测、管理以及新型抗微生物药物开发的研究。
- Infection control and public health: studies on infection prevention and control, hospital epidemiology, outbreak investigation, and public health aspects of infectious diseases.感染控制与公共卫生： 关于感染预防与控制、医院流行病学、暴发调查以及感染病公共卫生方面的研究。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, review articles, brief reports, guidelines, and editorial comments.栏目设置： 该刊发表原创研究论文、综述、简报、指南与编辑评论。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1995 as the official journal of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.创刊： 该刊于 1995 年创刊，作为欧洲临床微生物学与感染病学会的官方期刊。
- ESCMID affiliation: CMI is the flagship journal of ESCMID, the leading professional society for clinical microbiology and infectious diseases in Europe.ESCMID 附属： CMI 是欧洲临床微生物学与感染病学会的旗舰期刊，该学会是欧洲临床微生物学与感染病学领域的领军专业学会。
- Guideline publication: the journal publishes ESCMID guidelines, which are widely recognized as authoritative recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.指南发布： 该刊发布 ESCMID 指南，这些指南被广泛认可为感染病诊断与治疗的权威推荐。
- Monthly publication: the journal publishes twelve issues per year, with articles released online ahead of print on a continuous basis.月刊出版： 该刊每年出版 12 期，论文在线先于纸版持续发布。
Editors
The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：
- Editor-in-chief: Jesus Rodriguez-Bano of Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena serves as the editor-in-chief, succeeding Leonard Leibovici who retired from the role.主编： 圣母玛利亚大学医院的赫苏斯·罗德里格斯-巴尼奥（Jesus Rodriguez-Bano）担任主编，接替退休的伦纳德·莱博维奇（Leonard Leibovici）。
- Associate editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors with expertise in major areas of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases.副主编： 主编由具有临床微生物学与感染病学主要领域专长的副主编协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has an international editorial board comprising clinical microbiologists and infectious disease specialists worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有国际编委会，成员为全球临床微生物学家与感染病专家。
- Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。