Beneficial Effect of Short-Term Supplementation of High Dose of Vitamin D3 in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Multicenter, Single-Blinded, Prospective Randomized Pilot Clinical Trial

• Main Authors: Miguel Cervero (Author), Daniel López-Wolf (Author), Guiomar Casado (Author), Maria Novella-Mena (Author), Pablo Ryan-Murua (Author), María Luisa Taboada-Martínez (Author), Sara Rodríguez-Mora (Author), Lorena Vigón (Author), Mayte Coiras (Author), Montserrat Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is now sufficient evidence to support that vitamin D deficiency may predispose to SARS-CoV-2 infection and increase COVID-19 severity and mortality. It has been suggested that vitamin D3 supplementation may be used prophylactically as an affordable and safe strategy that could be added to the...