Is vitamin D deficiency associated with development of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in critically ill patients?

TÜRKOĞLU M., AYGENCEL BIKMAZ Ş. G., DİZBAY M., Tuncel A. F., Candir B. A., Bildaci Y., ...More

JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE, vol.28, no.5, pp.735-740, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.03.017
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.735-740
  • Keywords: Vitamin D deficiency, Critically ill, Nutrition, Infection, Acinetobacter baumannii, NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY, SERUM 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D, INCREASED MORTALITY, NATIONAL-HEALTH, HUMAN SKIN, OUTCOMES, RISK, METAANALYSIS, EXPRESSION, INDUCTION
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: A growing number of evidence demonstrates deficiency of vitamin D in critically ill patients. We aimed to evaluate the vitamin D status of our critically ill patients and its relevance to infections in these patients.