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Addition of Vitamin D Status to Prognostic Scores Improves the Prediction of Outcome in Community-Ac...

Addition of Vitamin D Status to Prognostic Scores Improves the Prediction of Outcome in Community-Ac...

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Addition of Vitamin D Status to Prognostic Scores Improves the Prediction of Outcome in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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Addition of Vitamin D Status to Prognostic Scores Improves the Prediction of Outcome in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Publisher

Oxford: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2012-12, Vol.55 (11), p.1488-1494

Language

English

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Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Contents

Background. Vitamin D plays a role in host defense against infection. Vitamin D deficiency is common worldwide. The prognostic value of vitamin D levels in pneumonia is unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of vitamin D status on outcome in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods. We conducted a prospective cohort study in...

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Addition of Vitamin D Status to Prognostic Scores Improves the Prediction of Outcome in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1151037613

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1151037613

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1093/cid/cis751

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