Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in children with tuberculosis

• Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal Vol. 27; no. 10; p. 941
• Main Authors: Williams, Bhanu, Williams, Amanda J, Anderson, Suzanne T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...