Vitamin D deficiency and the COVID-19 pandemic

• Vitamin D deficiency is very common. • Randomised controlled trials showed that vitamin D decreases acute respiratory infections (ARIs). • Vitamin D deficiency is an easily modifiable factor of ARIs. • Daily vitamin D supplementation with moderate doses is safe and cheap. • Even a small decrease i...

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Autores principales: Zemb, Patrick, Bergman, Peter, Camargo, Carlos A., Cavalier, Etienne, Cormier, Catherine, Courbebaisse, Marie, Hollis, Bruce, Joulia, Fabrice, Minisola, Salvatore, Pilz, Stefan, Pludowski, Pawel, Schmitt, François, Zdrenghea, Mihnea, Souberbielle, Jean-Claude
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256612/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32474141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2020.05.006
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Sumario:• Vitamin D deficiency is very common. • Randomised controlled trials showed that vitamin D decreases acute respiratory infections (ARIs). • Vitamin D deficiency is an easily modifiable factor of ARIs. • Daily vitamin D supplementation with moderate doses is safe and cheap. • Even a small decrease in COVID-19 infections would easily justify this intervention.

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