By
Beverleigh H Piepers
Anyone diagnosed with diabetes has a tendency to develop
infections simply because their immune systems have difficulty fighting
off invaders. Researchers at GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines in Philadelphia,
United States, looked at the records of a large number of individuals
treated for skin and other soft tissue infections in order to determine
the extent of infection in diabetics.
Their study, reported on in PLoS One in April 2013, included 2,227,401 infections. Ten percent took
Their study, reported on in PLoS One in April 2013, included 2,227,401 infections. Ten percent took
