In a large cohort of patients seen in routine clinical practice, risk for severe and nonsevere UTI events among those initiating SGLT-2 inhibitor therapy was similar to that among patients initiating treatment with other second-line antidiabetic medications (Annals of Internal Medicine)
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Urinary tract and genital infections in patients with type 2 diabetes treated with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors
Our study found that canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, and empagliflozin were associated with significantly increased risk of genital infections compared with placebo and other active treatments. Only dapagliflozin had dose–response relationship with UTIs and genital infections (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism)
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