Vitamin D Levels Are Unrelated to the Severity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis Among Hospitalized Infants
Author(s) -
Avraham Beigelman,
Mario Castro,
Toni Schweiger,
Brad S. Wilson,
Jie Zheng,
Huiquing Yin-DeClue,
Geneline Sajol,
Tusar Giri,
Óscar Sierra,
Megan Isaacson-Schmid,
Kaharu Sumino,
Kenneth B. Schechtman,
Leonard B. Bacharier
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the pediatric infectious diseases society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2048-7207
pISSN - 2048-7193
DOI - 10.1093/jpids/piu042
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiolitis , respiratory system , pediatrics , pneumonia , virus , covid-19 , vitamin d and neurology , virology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Vitamin D deficiency at birth has been reported as a risk factor for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection during the first year of life. Limited data are available on whether an infant's vitamin D status is associated with the severity of acute RSV bronchiolitis.
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