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 (seru...

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Published inThe Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 27; no. 10; p. 941
Main Authors Williams, Bhanu, Williams, Amanda J, Anderson, Suzanne T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2008
Subjects
Adolescent
Alkaline Phosphatase - blood
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Risk Factors
Tuberculosis - complications
Vitamin D Deficiency - complications
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0891-3668
DOI:10.1097/INF.0b013e31817525df