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Risk of infection in diabetes before and during COVID-19: a review

Author(s) -

V. Adinolfi

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the journal of amd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2532-4799

DOI - 10.36171/jamd21.24.2.5

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , covid-19 , pandemic , glycemic , type 2 diabetes , intensive care medicine , immunology , disease , virology , endocrinology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

The risk of almost all types of infection is increased both in type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. Notably, infections are one of the most important cause of hospitalization and death in diabetes and the risk is increased in patients with poor glycemic control. SARS-CoV2 pandemic stressed this association, since diabetic patients showed a particularly high risk of worse outcomes. This review analyzes the association of diabetes and different infections, underlining how the risk of worse outcomes was present both before and during SARS-CoV2 pandemic. KEY WORDS COVID-19; infection; diabetes; immunology; susceptibility.

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