Imperial College London
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Professor Francis Drobniewski

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Disease

Chair in Global Health and Tuberculosis
 
 
 
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Commonwealth BuildingHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Turnbull:2015:10.1586/17476348.2015.1042458,
author = {Turnbull, ER and Drobniewski, F},
doi = {10.1586/17476348.2015.1042458},
journal = {Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine},
pages = {269--275},
title = {Vitamin D supplementation: a comprehensive review on supplementation for tuberculosis prophylaxis.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/17476348.2015.1042458},
volume = {9},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Vitamin D plays a large role in the innate immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, activation and progression. Likewise, vitamin D deficiency is shown by evidence presented here to be a known risk factor for developing both MTB infection and active tuberculosis (TB). This comprehensive review discusses the evidence and remaining questions regarding vitamin D supplementation as a prophylactic measure in those who are at high risk of MTB infection and active TB. Vitamin D supplementation is routinely prescribed for osteoporosis prevention; yet, guidelines are lacking for its prescription for TB prevention, despite the adverse effects being rare. Policymakers are urged here to review the literature and provide urgent guidelines on vitamin D supplementation for TB prophylaxis.
AU  - Turnbull,ER
AU  - Drobniewski,F
DO  - 10.1586/17476348.2015.1042458
EP  - 275
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 1747-6348
SP  - 269
TI  - Vitamin D supplementation: a comprehensive review on supplementation for tuberculosis prophylaxis.
T2  - Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1586/17476348.2015.1042458
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/28617
VL  - 9
ER  -
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