| Literature DB >> 26058744 |
Ludovica Facchini, Elisabetta Venturini, Luisa Galli, Maurizio de Martino, Elena Chiappini.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to critically summarize the available data on the correlation between vitamin D level and tuberculosis (TB) infection. A literature search covering English language articles published up to 20 October 2014 was conducted in MEDLINE database. Three hundred ninety-seven articles were initially identified, of which 147 studies were initially selected, and other 13 pertinent studies were included. A significant association between low vitamin D levels and susceptibility to TB infection has been found.Entities:
Keywords: Children,; Hypovitaminosis D,; Immunity; Mycobacterium tuberculosis,; Tuberculosis,; Vitamin D,
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26058744 DOI: 10.1179/1973947815Y.0000000043
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Chemother ISSN: 1120-009X Impact factor: 1.714