Infectious Diseases and Diabetes
DEFINITION
- Diabetes is commonly associated with an increased risk of certain infections; however, good data to support this contention is often slim for many conditions.
- According to Boyko and Lipsky[1] (contains review of epidemiological data and risks), "probable" means data support the association, "possible" means presence or absence of the association cannot be confirmed from available information, and "doubtful" indicates that data does not support a link.
Increased Risk of Infection:
- Probable: asymptomatic bacteriuria, lower extremity infections, increased post-surgical infections after sternotomy or total hip replacement, Group B streptococcal infections and reactivation TB in American Indians.
- Possible: genitourinary infections such as bacterial cystitis, pyelonephritis, candidal vaginitis; respiratory tract infections including pneumonia, influenza, chronic bronchitis, primary or reactivation TB, zygomycete infections (e.g., mucormycosis), malignant otitis media; Fournier’s gangrene.
- Doubtful: S. aureus infections, chronic sinusitis.
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Last updated: March 3, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Infectious Diseases and Diabetes." Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547072/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Diabetes.
Auwaerter P. Infectious Diseases and Diabetes. Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547072/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Diabetes. Accessed September 23, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. (2019). Infectious Diseases and Diabetes. In Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547072/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Diabetes
Auwaerter P. Infectious Diseases and Diabetes [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Diabetes Guide. ; 2019. [cited 2023 September 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Diabetes_Guide/547072/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Diabetes.
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