Journal
JOURNAL OF CHEMOTHERAPY
Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages 128-138Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1179/1973947815Y.0000000043
Keywords
Vitamin D; Tuberculosis; Children; Hypovitaminosis D; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Immunity
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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.
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