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[[File:Dit del peu gros infectat.jpg|thumb|Infection of an ingrown toenail; there is pus (yellow) and resultant inflammation (redness and swelling around the nail).]]
'''Infection''' is invasion of the body by organisms (pathogens) that have the potential to cause disease. The pathogen may be bacterial, fungal, or viral.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/infection
|title=Infection
|publisher=The Free Dictionary
|date=2012
|accessdate=2022-01-08
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|title=Complications of circumcision
|journal=Brit J Surg
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|title=Excess risk of staphylococcus infection and disease in newborn males.
|journal=Am J Epidemiol
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|title=A prolonged nursery epidemic associated with a newly recognized type of group A streptococcus
|journal=J Pediatr
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|pages=792-6
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/nelson1/
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