Vitamin D deficiency among adult patients with tuberculosis: a cross sectional study from a national referral hospital in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency has been reported among patients with tuberculosis in Africa despite abundant sunshine. Vitamin D plays a fundamental role in improving anti tuberculosis immunity, reducing progression and severity of TB in humans. METHODS: In this descriptive cross sectional study,...

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Autores principales: Kibirige, Davis, Mutebi, Edrisa, Ssekitoleko, Richard, Worodria, William, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23886009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-293

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23886009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-293

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