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Vitamin D deficiency and tuberculosis progression

  • Najeeha Talat
  • , Sharon Perry
  • , Julie Parsonnet
  • , Ghaffar Dawood
  • , Rabia Hussain

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)853-855
Number of pages3
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume16
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2010

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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