Bacteriuria and vitamin D deficiency: a cross sectional study of 385 nursing home residents
Abstract Background Up to half of elderly people at nursing homes have asymptomatic bacteriuria, and concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) are generally low. Vitamin D is a modulator of the immune system and involved in protection of the epithelium in the urinary tract as well. The objective...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1400-z |