Vitamin D and activated vitamin D in tuberculosis in equatorial Malaysia: a prospective clinical study

• Main Authors: Ralph, Anna P., Rashid Ali, Muhammad Redzwan S., William, Timothy, Piera, Kim, Parameswaran, Uma, Bird, Elspeth, Wilkes, Christopher S., Lee, Wai Khew, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Anstey, Nicholas M.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Cholecalciferol; 25-hydroxyvitamin D
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85198; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43684
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Vitamin D deficiency (low plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25D] concentration) is often reported in tuberculosis. Adjunctive vitamin D has been tested for its potential to improve treatment outcomes, but has proven largely ineffective. To better understand vitamin D in tuberculosis, we invest...