Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression
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 r...
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| author | Najeeha Talat Sharon Perry Julie Parsonnet Ghaffar Dawood Rabia Hussain |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-0cd54261c45a49f7b2ee58d50344ff982022-12-22T00:22:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592010-05-0116585385510.3201/eid1605.091693Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis ProgressionNajeeha TalatSharon PerryJulie ParsonnetGhaffar DawoodRabia HussainTo 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-1693_articleVitamin Dtuberculosishousehold contactsbacteriaPakistandispatch |
| spellingShingle | Najeeha Talat Sharon Perry Julie Parsonnet Ghaffar Dawood Rabia Hussain Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression Emerging Infectious Diseases Vitamin D tuberculosis household contacts bacteria Pakistan dispatch |
| title | Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression |
| title_full | Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression |
| title_short | Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression |
| title_sort | vitamin d deficiency and tuberculosis progression |
| topic | Vitamin D tuberculosis household contacts bacteria Pakistan dispatch |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/5/09-1693_article |
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