The association between diabetes mellitus and incident infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Waseem Abu-AshourLaurie TwellsJames ValcourAmy RandellJennifer DonnanPatricia HowseJohn-Michael GamblePublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2017)
Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of multiple types of infections. A high degree of heterogeneity was observed; however, subgroup analysis decreased the amount of heterogeneity within most groups. Results were generally consistent across types of infections.