Vitamin D insufficiency in COVID-19 and influenza A, and critical illness survivors: a cross-sectional study

Objectives The steroid hormone vitamin D has roles in immunomodulation and bone health. Insufficiency is associated with susceptibility to respiratory infections. We report 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) measurements in hospitalised people with COVID-19 and influenza A and in survivors of critical i...

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Main Authors: Hurst, EA, Mellanby, RJ, Handel, I, Griffith, DM, Rossi, AG, Walsh, TS, Shankar-Hari, M, Dunning, J, Homer, NZ, Denham, SG, Devine, K, Holloway, PA, Moore, SC, Thwaites, RS, Samanta, RJ, Summers, C, Hardwick, HE, Oosthuyzen, W, Turtle, L, Semple, MG, Openshaw, PJM, Baillie, JK, Russell, CD
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ 2021