title: Vitamin d and tuberculosis status in refugee children.
abstract: Vitamin D deficiency and tuberculosis (TB) are associated in adults, but data in children are scarce. We screened refugee children routinely for vitamin D status and TB. Vitamin D values were significantly lower in latent TB (n = 81) and TB infection (n = 11) than in children without TB (n = 236). We conclude that refugee children with TB have reduced vitamin D levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Hasantha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gunasekera
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Briony
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hazelton
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barzi
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Isaacs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology