Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Talat, N., Perry, S., Parsonnet, J., Dawood, G., Hussain, R. 2010; 16 (5): 853-855

Abstract

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.

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