In neonates with vitamin D deficiency, low lymphocyte activation markers are risk factors for infection.
CONCLUSION: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a reduction of lymphocyte subsets and altered T-lymphocyte activation which are considered to be risk factors for neonatal infection.
PMID: 30375272 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Paediatrics and international child health - Category: Pediatrics Tags: Paediatr Int Child Health Source Type: research
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