Elevated serum 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D levels are associated with risk of TB progression in Gambian adults

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is essential in the host defence against tuberculosis (TB) as an immune modulator. The aim of this study was to determine the level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) from adult TB index cases before and after treatment and their exposed household contacts (HHC) in The Gambia....

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Autores principales: Owolabi, Olumuyiwa, Agbla, Schadrac, Owiafe, Patrick, Donkor, Simon, Togun, Toyin, Sillah, Abdou K., Ota, Martin O.C., Sutherland, Jayne S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Churchill Livingstone 2016
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27156622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2016.02.007

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27156622
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2016.02.007

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