Metformin and Infections: What Is the Next Step in This Decades-Long Story?

Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Apr 3;76(7):1245-1246. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac903.

Authors

Michihiko Goto^{1

2}, Eli N Perencevich^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
² Center for Access & Delivery Research and Evaluation, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
³ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

PMID: 36560871
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac903

No abstract available

Keywords: adjunctive therapy; infectious diseases; medical history; metformin.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus*
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Metformin* / therapeutic use
Pneumonia*
Veterans*

Substances

Metformin
Hypoglycemic Agents

Grants and funding

K08 HS027472/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States