Role of vitamin D in children with respiratory tract infection

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Baggi, E ^a   Bianchini, S ^a   Marchisio, P ^a   Principi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Community acquired pneumonia; Respiratory tract infection; Tuberculosis; Vitamin D; Vitamin D supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; 25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMPYEMA; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALABSORPTION; MEDLINE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NOSE POLYP; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARYNGOTONSILLITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; RICKETS; SUN EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TONSILLITIS; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WHEEZING; ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNITY; INFLAMMATION; OTITIS MEDIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84881236396     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201302600101     Document Type: Review

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