title: [Rickets prophylaxis by daily administration of vitamin D tablets (author's transl)].
abstract: The efficiency of a daily vitamin D prophylaxis with tablets ("Laevovit D3"), containing 1000 I.U. cholecalciferol was studied in newborn babies (most of them "prematures") over a period of about 5 weeks. The blood-values of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol were taken as parameter and determined 1 week and 5 weeks after the start of vitamin D prophylaxis. The data obtained were--with very few exceptions-- in a range considered to be protective against development of vitamin D deficiency. No significant difference could be found comparing vitamin D prophylaxis with these "microtablets" vs. liquid vitamin D preparations.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000097:blood; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012279:Rickets / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D014807:Vitamin D
vernacular_title: Rachitis-Tagesprophylaxe mit Vitamin-D-tabletten.