Vitamin D and activated vitamin D in tuberculosis in equatorial Malaysia: a prospective clinical study

Vitamin D and activated vitamin D in tuberculosis in equatorial Malaysia: a prospective clinical study

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency (low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25D] concentration) is often reported in tuberculosis. Adjunctive vitamin D has been tested for its potential to improve treatment outcomes, but has proven largely ineffective. To better understand vitamin D in tuberculosis, w...

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Main Authors: Anna P. Ralph, Muhammad Redzwan S. Rashid Ali, Timothy William, Kim Piera, Uma Parameswaran, Elspeth Bird, Christopher S. Wilkes, Wai Khew Lee, Tsin Wen Yeo, Nicholas M. Anstey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Cholecalciferol
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
Calcitriol
Tuberculosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2314-z

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