ReviewInternational journal of obesity (2005)2013
Obesity and the risk and outcome of infection.
Review in International journal of obesity (2005), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 287 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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287 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 609 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of Cellulitis With Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR dermatology · 2024Pooled it
- Updated antimicrobial dosing recommendations for obese patients.Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2024Pooled it
- Obesity as a clinical predictor for severe manifestation of dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Association between body mass index and urinary tract infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort studies.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Pooled it
- Obesity is associated with severe COVID-19 but not death: a dose-response meta-analysis.Epidemiology and infection · 2021Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the association between obesity and COVID-19.Epidemiology and infection · 2020Pooled it
- Obesity is a risk factor for developing critical condition in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2020Pooled it
- The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Oral Antibiotic Absorption: a Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2020Pooled it
- Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: An Integrated Summary of up to 7.8 Years of Safety Data from the Global Clinical Programme.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2023Trial
- A nomogram to predict prolonged stay of obesity patients with sepsis in ICU: Relevancy for predictive, personalized, preventive, and participatory healthcare strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Analysis of Infection Rates from the Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Programme.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2021Trial
- Characteristics of patients with diabetes hospitalised for COVID-19 infection-a brief case series report.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2020Trial
- Immune Consequences of Metabolic Syndrome and Its Treatment: A Cytokine Perspective.Immunology · 2026Article
- Infective endocarditis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: risk factors and mortality impact in a case-control study.Open heart · 2026Article
- PGEThe Journal of investigative dermatology · 2026Article
- Adult obesity and risk of severe infections: a multicohort study with global burden estimates.Lancet (London, England) · 2026Article
- Periodontal Health, Bite Force and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Obese Older Adults Using Removable Partial Dentures.Journal of oral rehabilitation · 2026Article
- β-Lactam Antibiotics in Obese Adults: A Review of Population Pharmacokinetic Analyses.Clinical pharmacokinetics · 2026Review
- Type VI secretion system effectors as modulators of host immunometabolism: organelle stress, nutritional immunity, and therapeutic opportunities.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Depressive Symptoms in Obese Individuals Accompanied by Greater Basal Inflammation but Lower Monocyte Inflammatory Responses to LPS: A Quest to Uncover Immunologic Links between Depression and Obesity.Neuroimmunomodulation · 2026Article
227 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The interactions between obesity and infectious diseases have recently received increasing recognition as emerging data have indicated an association between obesity and poor outcome in pandemic H1N1 influenza infection. Obesity is an established risk factor for surgical-site infections, nosocomial infections, periodontitis and skin infections. Several studies indicate that acute pancreatitis is more severe in the obese. Data are controversial and limited as regards the association between obesity and the risk and outcome of community-acquired infections such as pneumonia, bacteremia and sepsis and obesity and the course of HIV infection. As the cause-effect relationship between obesity and infection remains obscure in many infectious diseases, further studies are warranted. The consequences of obesity may have substantial effects on the global burden of infectious diseases.
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