P19 Vitamin D in the Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection: A Systematic Review of Clinical Studies

• Published in: Thorax Vol. 67; no. Suppl 2; pp. A71 - A72
• Main Authors: Jolliffe, DA, Martineau, AR, Griffiths, CJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society 01.12.2012; BMJ Publishing Group LTD

Introduction and Objectives Acute respiratory infections (ARI) cause significant morbidity and mortality: in the UK, during 2004, 33,957 deaths occurred due to pneumonia alone. Vitamin D metabolites enhance immunity to a wide range of respiratory pathogens in vitro, and numerous clinical studies hav...