BIP! Finder - Vitamin D insufficiency in COVID-19 and influenza A, and critical illness survivors: a cross-sectional study

2021 • Vitamin D insufficiency in COVID-19 and influenza A, and critical illness survivors: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Emma A Hurst, Richard J Mellanby, Ian Handel, David M Griffith, Adriano G Rossi, Timothy S Walsh, Manu Shankar-Hari, Jake Dunning, Natalie Z Homer, Scott G Denham, Kerri Devine, Paul A Holloway, Shona C Moore, Ryan S Thwaites, Romit J Samanta, Charlotte Summers, Hayley E Hardwick, Wilna Oosthuyzen, Lance Turtle, Malcolm G Semple, Peter J M Openshaw, J Kenneth Baillie, Clark D Russell

Venue: BMJ Open

Type: Article

Abstract: The steroid hormone vitamin D has roles in immunomodulation and bone health. Insufficiency is associated with susceptibility to respiratory infections. We report 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) measurements in hospitalised people with COVID-19 and influenza A and in survivors of critical illness to test the hypotheses that vitamin D insufficiency scales with illness severity and persists in survivors.Cross-sectional study.Plasma was obtained from 295 hospitalised people with COVID-19 (International Severe Acute Respiratory and emerging Infection... (read more)

Topics: Internal medicine Pediatrics

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055435

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