Open AccessComparing Serum Levels of Vitamin D and Zinc in Novel Coronavirus–Infected Patients and Healthy Individuals in Northeastern Iran, 2020
Author(s) -
Seyed Javad Hosseini,
Bagher Moradi,
Mahmood Marhemati,
Ali Asghar Firouzian,
Eshagh Ildarabadi,
Ali Abedi,
Mahbobeh Firooz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infectious diseases in clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1536-9943
pISSN - 1056-9103
DOI - 10.1097/ipc.0000000000001051
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , incidence (geometry) , zinc , gastroenterology , coronavirus , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , materials science , optics , metallurgy
COVID-19 infection has recently become a pandemic disease around the world, and its risk factors have not fully evaluated. This study aimed to compare the serum vitamin D (Vit D) and zinc levels in patients infected with novel coronavirus and healthy volunteers (HVs).