Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 521-523

Vitamin D and tuberculosis status in refugee children (Article)

Gray K. , Wood N. , Gunasekera H. , Sheikh M. , Hazelton B. , Barzi F. , Isaacs D.*
  • a Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • b Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Refugee Clinic, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
  • c Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Refugee Clinic, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
  • d Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Refugee Clinic, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
  • e Refugee Clinic, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
  • f Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
  • g Department of Child Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Refugee Clinic, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency and tuberculosis (TB) are associated in adults, but data in children are scarce. We screened refugee children routinely for vitamin D status and TB. Vitamin D values were significantly lower in latent TB (n = 81) and TB infection (n = 11) than in children without TB (n = 236). We conclude that refugee children with TB have reduced vitamin D levels. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Author Keywords

Vitamin D tuberculosis Refugee Children

Index Keywords

refugee Australia human Refugees Vitamin D controlled study priority journal Seasons screening school child Humans Adolescent male latent tuberculosis female preschool child tuberculosis Infant Child, Preschool vitamin D deficiency Article major clinical study Sex Factors disease association Child
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DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182456c55
ISSN: 08913668
Cited by: 29
Original Language: English