Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression
Document Type
Article
Department
Pathology and Microbiology
Abstract
To assess the association between vitamin D deficiency and tuberculosis disease progression, we studied vitamin D levels in a cohort of tuberculosis Patients and their contacts (N = 129) in Pakistan. Most (79%) persons showed deficiency. Low vitamin D levels were associated with a 5-fold increased risk for progression to tuberculosis.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Recommended Citation
Talat, N.,
Perry, S.,
Parsonnet, J.,
Dawood, G.,
Hussain, R.
(2010). Vitamin D Deficiency and Tuberculosis Progression. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(5), 853-855.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_pathol_microbiol/205
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