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Bacteriuria and vitamin D deficiency: a cross sectional study of 385 nursing home residents
BACKGROUND: Up to half of elderly people at nursing homes have asymptomatic bacteriuria, and concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) are generally low. Vitamin D is a modulator of the immune system and involved in protection of the epithelium in the urinary tract as well. The objective was to...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6937784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31888514 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1400-z |