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

TÜRKOĞLU, MELDA; AYGENCEL BIKMAZ, ŞAHENDER; DİZBAY, MURAT; Tuncel, Ayse; Candir, Burcu; Bildaci, YELDA; PAŞAOĞLU, HATİCE

doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.03.017

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, Scopus)

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
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.