Abstract:Pulmonary tuberculosis is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. In South Asia, 80% of the apparently healthy population have vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL). An association between vitamin D levels with tuberculosis has been described in several studies. But there are scarcities of studies carried out in Bangladesh to determine the association. This study, a case-control study with 2 years duration, determined and compared vitamin D concentration between pulmonary tuberculosis… Show more
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