ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Neonatal Vitamin D status and the risk of neonatal sepsis.
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- Assessment of the influence of vitamin D in patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Vitamin D status was associated with sepsis in critically ill children: A PRISMA compliant systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of vitamin D supplementation on circulating concentrations of growth factors and immune-mediators in healthy women during pregnancy.Pediatric research · 2021Trial
- Vitamin D and Neonatal Sepsis: Current Evidence, Biological Mechanisms, and Future Directions-A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Serum Vitamin D Levels at Birth and Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Preterm Neonates: A Retrospective Exploratory Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- The Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Receptor in Sepsis.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Determining the Relationship Between Maternal and Neonatal Vitamin D Serum Levels in Term Infants With and Without Sepsis.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025Article
- Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Sepsis in Term Neonates: A Case-Control Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Comprehension of Calcitriol Levels in Pregnant Women With Latent Tuberculosis and Immune Function in their Newborns.ImmunoTargets and therapy · 2024Article
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- Effects of vitamin D on neonatal sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- Is Lower Vitamin D Level Associated with Increased Risk of Neonatal Sepsis? A Prospective Cohort Study.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
- Evaluation of continuous blood purification in patients with urosepsis caused by ureteral calculi and heart failure after catheterization.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the maternal and neonatal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and the effect of 25(OH)D levels on the development of neonatal sepsis.
methodsThis prospective study was performed in the neonatal intensive care unit of Medicine Hospital/Biruni University between November 2017 and September 2018. Fifty one term infants with sepsis group and 56 term infants with control group were included in this study. Blood samples for whole blood count, CRP, Ca, P, ALP, 25(OH)D and culture were obtained from all neonates.
resultsMean vitamin D levels for the neonates and their mothers were found to be 12.4±8.5 ng/ml and 13±8.7 ng/ml, respectively. There was a significant correlation between maternal and newborn 25(OH)D levels (r=0.72, p<0.01). The number of the newborns with vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher in the sepsis group (n=31, 60.8%) than in the control group (n=30, 53.6%; p=0.00), corresponding to significantly lower levels of vitamin D in the sepsis group (11±5.5 ng/ml vs. 13.8±10.6 ng/ml; p=0.012). Similarly, maternal vitamin D levels was significantly lower in the sepsis group than in the control group (10.8±5.6 ng/ml
conclusionOur findings suggest that there may be an association between vitamin D deficiency and neonatal sepsis.
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