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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2017

Serum Vitamin D Level as a Risk Factor for Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB).

Swati Gautam, Amita Jain, Salman Akhtar, Apala Priyadarshini, Shyam Pyari Jaiswar

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Swati GautamPhD Scholar, Department of Biosciences, Integral University, and Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Amita JainProfessor, Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Salman AkhtarAssistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Apala PriyadarshiniSenior Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shyam Pyari JaiswarProfessor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVitamin D is now known to be essential to

aimTo evaluate the association of serum vitamin D level between the Female Genital Tuberculosis (FGTB) cases and healthy controls. MATERIALS AND

methodsTotal 120 cases and 120 controls enrolled for the study following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Detailed clinical history was taken from each subjects. Total of 3 ml of the blood was collected in EDTA vial from each subject (case and control). Quantification of serum vitamin D level was measured by active human vitamin D ELISA kit using an ELISA reader. Statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0. A p-value <0.05 was considered as significant.

resultsA total of 120 confirmed FGTB cases and 120 healthy control enrolled for study. Out of 120 women 97.5%, 10.0%, 3.3%, 3.3% were detected positive for

conclusionVitamin D is important for normal immune cell function, as well as regression of FGTB disease. FGTB may be controlled by regulating the serum vitamin D level concentration. This study suggests that, vitamin D deficiency and BMI is strongly associated with the progression of active FGTB disease which alters the expression of antimicrobial peptide and lead to the persistence of TB infection. Therefore, serum vitamin D level may play an important role in treatment of FGTB.

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