An association between diabetes and infection has been recognised for many years, with
infection being an important cause of death and morbidity in people with diabetes. The …

Patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) are more likely to develop severe respiratory tract
infections. Such susceptibility has gained increasing attention since the global spread of …

Individuals with established cardiovascular disease or a high burden of cardiovascular risk
factors may be particularly vulnerable to develop complications from coronavirus disease …

Background Long-term oral corticosteroid (OCS) treatment for severe asthma is known to
cause significant adverse effects, but knowledge on effects of lower exposures in general …

Aims In order to better define the need for influenza vaccination in people with diabetes
(DM), we collected all available evidence on the effect of DM as a risk factor for …

Patients with severe infections and a pre-existing indication for antithrombotic therapy, ie
antiplatelet agents, anticoagulant drugs, or their combinations, require integrated clinical …

Importance Influenza-like illness (ILI) activity has been associated with increased risk of
cardiopulmonary (CP) events during the influenza season. High-dose trivalent influenza …

Importance Influenza vaccination is associated with a reduced risk of mortality in patients
with diabetes, but vaccination rates remain suboptimal. Objective To assess the effect of …

BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure are vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 infection.
However, limited evidence exists on the safety of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in this …

Vaccination can prevent influenza in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Using a
modified season-specific approach over nine consecutive influenza seasons, we …