Vitamin D status among pulmonary TB patients and non-TB controls: a cross-sectional study from Mwanza, Tanzania.

Vitamin D status among pulmonary TB patients and non-TB controls: a cross-sectional study from Mwanza, Tanzania.

Little is known about vitamin D status in low-income populations burdened with infectious diseases. Hence, there is a need for data on correlates of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (S-25(OH)D) and its validity during infections.To assess the role of pulmonary TB (PTB) and HIV as correlates of S-25(OH)D.A...

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Main Authors: Henrik Friis, Nyagosya Range, John Changalucha, George Praygod, Kidola Jeremiah, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Henrik Krarup, Christian Mølgaard, Åse Bengaard Andersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3855700?pdf=render

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