Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children with tuberculosis.
We examined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children attending our tuberculosis (TB) clinic during a 2-year period. Sixty-four patients were included with active TB (n = 26) or latent TB infection (n = 38). Eighty-six percent (n = 55) were either vitamin D deficient (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D <20 nmol/L) or insufficient (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D <75 nmol/L). Only 1 child with active TB was vitamin D replete.
Williams
Bhanu
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Northwick Park Hospital, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Middlesex, England. bhanuwilliams@doctors.org.uk
Williams
Amanda J
AJ
Anderson
Suzanne T
ST
D000293:Adolescent; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase