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Vitamin D deficiency among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and their household contacts: a comparative cross-sectional study.
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- Association of variant vitamin statuses and tuberculosis development: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Vitamin D deficiency among Ethiopian adults: current evidence, determinants, and policy implications.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Serum vitamin D and calcium levels among tuberculosis patients in Southern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Association of circulating serum free bioavailable and total vitamin D with cathelicidin levels among active TB patients and household contacts.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- A comparison of vitamin D and cathelicidin (LL-37) levels between patients with active TB and their healthy contacts in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective descriptive study.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2022Article
- Hypovitaminosis D among newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients and their household contacts in Uganda.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Host-directed therapies in pulmonary tuberculosis: Updates on anti-inflammatory drugs.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- A scoping review on climate change and tuberculosis.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- Association of Vitamin D Deficiency With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2021Review
- Recent Progress and Challenges for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment.Pharmaceutics · 2021Review
- Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis.Pulmonary medicine · 2021Article
- Vitamin D₃ Status and the Association with Human Cathelicidin Expression in Patients with Different Clinical Forms of Active Tuberculosis.Nutrients · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent studies suggest that the incidence and severity of tuberculosis is associated with low levels of vitamin D. Even though individuals living in Ethiopia have a high exposure to sunlight which is a source of vitamin D, tuberculosis is still one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the country. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of vitamin D deficiency in newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients, household contacts and community controls in Gondar, Ethiopia.
methodsA comparative cross-sectional study design was conducted. Blood samples were collected from newly diagnosed smear positive pulmonary TB patients, their household contacts and community controls. Serum 25(OH)-vitamin D
resultsA total of 126 newly diagnosed smear positive TB patients, 57 house hold contacts and 70 apparently community controls were included in the study. The mean ± SD age (years) of TB patients, house hold contacts and community controls was 29.8 ± 11.9, 24.3 ± 14.7 and 27.3 ± 7.6 respectively. Ninety out of 126 (71.4%) TB patients were underweight with a BMI of < 18.5 kg/m
conclusionHigh prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was found among newly diagnosed TB patients and in their household contacts. The present study warrants further studies to determine the role of vitamin D supplementation in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis in Ethiopia.
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