A comparison of vitamin D and cathelicidin (LL-37) levels between patients with active TB and their healthy contacts in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective descriptive study

BACKGROUND: Studies from Asia and Europe indicate an association between vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to TB. We performed an observational case-control study to determine vitamin D and cathelicidin (LL-37) levels and their association with active TB in newly diagnosed and microbiologicall...

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Autores principales: Lungu, Patrick Saili, Kilembe, William, Lakhi, Shabir, Sukwa, Thomas, Njelesani, Evarist, Zumla, Alimuddin I, Mwaba, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8978298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab126

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