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Vitamin D as Adjunctive Host-Directed Therapy in Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review

Vitamin D plays an important role in innate defenses against intracellular pathogens. Seasonal vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) due to reduced sun exposure far from the equator increases tuberculosis risk. Eight randomized controlled trials examined vitamin D as adjunctive therapy during tuberculosis t...

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Autores principales: Wallis, Robert S., Zumla, Alimuddin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5084719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw151