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Host Susceptibility Factors to Bacterial Infections in Type 2 Diabetes

Author(s) -

YunnHwen Gan

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

plos pathogens

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.719

H-Index - 206

eISSN - 1553-7374

pISSN - 1553-7366

DOI - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003794

Subject(s) - diabetes mellitus , etiology , type 2 diabetes , medicine , type 2 diabetes mellitus , environmental health , immunology , biology , endocrinology

Globally, the number of people with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) or diabetes mellitus is projected to grow to 366–440 million by 2030, with three quarters of the increase in low- to middle-income countries [1]. The burden of communicable diseases is concentrated in low-income and resource-strapped regions, and one could predict that diabetes-related infections will rise significantly in these areas. Given the complex etiology of T2D and its many associated complications, the mechanisms underlying the association between diabetes and bacterial infections are poorly understood.

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