Comparative Study of Vitamin D Levels in Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis and a Normal Population

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 60; no. 5; p. 685
• Main Authors: Mamadapur, Vasanth Kumar, Nagaraju, Shreesha, Prabhu, Mukhyaprana M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alfacalcidol; Body mass index; Calcifediol; Case-Control Studies; Comparative analysis; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; Female; Gastrointestinal system; Health aspects; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Mutation; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; pulmonary tuberculosis; Socioeconomic factors; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis - blood; Tuberculosis - diagnosis; Tuberculosis - epidemiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - blood; Type 2 diabetes; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analysis; Vitamin D - blood; vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - complications; Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; China; Bangladesh; Pakistan; India; pulmonary tuberculosis; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency; tuberculosis

Background and Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. It contributes to significant morbidity and mortality. Treatment of TB poses a considerable challenge because of emerging drug resistance and t...