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Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression
Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Talat, N., Perry, S., Parsonnet, J., Dawood, G., Hussain, R. 2010; 16 (5): 853-855Abstract
To assess the association between vitamin D deficiency and tuberculosis disease progression, we studied vitamin D levels in a cohort of tuberculosis patients and their contacts (N = 129) in Pakistan. Most (79%) persons showed deficiency. Low vitamin D levels were associated with a 5-fold increased risk for progression to tuberculosis.
View details for DOI 10.3201/eid1605.091693
View details for Web of Science ID 000277209900020
View details for PubMedID 20409383