Very Low Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Are Not Associated With Immunologic Changes or Clinical Outcome in South African Patients With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

Very Low Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Are Not Associated With Immunologic Changes or Clinical Outcome in South African Patients With HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis

Vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to opportunistic infections in HIV-infected individuals. We found no evidence that vitamin D deficiency increases risk of cryptococcal meningitis or leads to impaired immune responses or microbiological clearance in HIV-infected patients with cryptoco...

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Main Authors: Jarvis, Joseph N., Bicanic, Tihana, Loyse, Angela, Meintjes, Graeme, Hogan, Louise, Roberts, Chrissy H., Shoham, Shmuel, Perfect, John R., Govender, Nelesh P., Harrison, Thomas S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4111915/

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