The relationship between brucellosis and vitamin D

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KURTARAN B., AKYILDIZ O., Ulu A. C., Inal S. A., KÖMÜR S., SEYDAOĞLU G., ...More

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.10, no.2, pp.176-182, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.5675
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.176-182
  • Keywords: brucellosis, vitamin D, vitamin D receptor, immune system, MANAGEMENT, DISEASE
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: This study was aimed to determine the relationship between vitamin D and soluble vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels and brucellosis, a common infection in Turkey, in which the cellular immune system is important in the course of the disease.