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Serum vitamin D levels are positively associated with varicella zoster immunity in chronic dialysis patients

Uremia results in a relatively immunocompromised status, and patients under chronic dialysis have an elevated risk of developing herpes zoster (HZ). We sought to investigate the relationship between vitamin D status and immunity to varicella-zoster virus (VZV). A multicenter prevalent hemodialysis c...

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Autores principales: Chao, Chia-Ter, Lee, Szu-Ying, Yang, Wei-Shun, Yen, Chung-Jen, Chiang, Chih-Kang, Huang, Jenq-Wen, Hung, Kuan-Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25487609
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep07371