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Vitamin D deficiency among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their tuberculosis negative household contacts in Northwest Ethiopia: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that increases the immunity against tuberculosis (TB), decreases the re-activation of latent TB and reduces the severity of active TB disease. Epidemiological studies on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, and its association with TB showed inconsis...
Autores principales: | Tessema, Belay, Moges, Feleke, Habte, Dereje, Hiruy, Nebiyu, Yismaw, Shewaye, Melkieneh, Kassahun, Kassie, Yewulsew, Girma, Belaineh, Melese, Muluken, Suarez, Pedro G. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5426057/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28490367 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12941-017-0211-3 |
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