Vitamin D deficiency among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients and their household contacts: a comparative cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Meseret Workineh (Author), Biniam Mathewos (Author), Beyene Moges (Author), Adissu Gize (Author), Sisay Getie (Author), Olle Stendahl (Author), Thomas Schon (Author), Ebba Abate (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Recent 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 morbidit...