Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Medical Microbiology and Immunology (MMIM) publishes key findings on all aspects of the interrelationship between infectious agents and the immune system of their hosts. The journal´s main focus is original research work on intrinsic, innate or adaptive immune responses to viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic (protozoan and helminthic) infections and on the virulence of the respective infectious pathogens. MMIM covers basic, translational as well as clinical research in infectious diseases and infectious disease immunology. Basic research using cell cultures, organoid, and animal models are welcome, provided that the models have a clinical correlate and address a relevant medical question. The journal also considers manuscripts on the epidemiology of infectious diseases, including the emergence and epidemic spreading of pathogens and the development of resistance to anti-infective therapies, and on novel vaccines and other innovative measurements of prevention. The following categories of manuscripts will not be considered for publication in MMIM: submissions of preliminary work, of merely descriptive data sets without investigation of mechanisms or of limited global interest, manuscripts on existing or novel anti-infective compounds, which focus on pharmaceutical or pharmacological aspects of the drugs, manuscripts on existing or modified vaccines, unless they report on experimental or clinical efficacy studies or provide new immunological information on their mode of action, manuscripts on the diagnostics of infectious diseases, unless they offer a novel concept to solve a pending diagnostic problem, case reports or case series, unless they are embedded in a study that focuses on the anti-infectious immune response and/or on the virulence of a pathogen.

《医学微生物学与免疫学》（MMIM）是一个专注于传染病病原体与宿主免疫系统相互关系研究的学术期刊。它发表关于病毒、细菌、真菌、寄生虫（包括原生动物和蠕虫）感染的内在、先天或适应性免疫反应，以及病原体毒力等原创性研究成果。该期刊覆盖传染病和免疫学的基础研究、转化研究和临床研究，鼓励使用细胞培养物、类器官和动物模型进行与临床相关的基础研究，以解决医学问题。此外，MMIM也接受有关传染病流行病学的研究，包括病原体的出现、流行传播、抗感染疗法耐药性的发展，以及新型疫苗和其他创新预防措施的研究稿件。