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Published in: Critical Care 4/2013

01-08-2013 | Poster presentation

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children with sepsis, its association with sepsis severity and its outcome in a pediatric ICU

Authors: Ponnarmeni Satheesh, Savita Verma, Sunit Singhi, Arun Bansal

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 4/2013

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Increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in sepsis and its association with sepsis severity has been documented in adults [1‐3]. However, data on the pediatric population are scarce. This study aims at assessing the prevalence of VDD (25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level <20 ng/ml) among children with sepsis in developing nations and its implication on sepsis severity. …
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Title
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among children with sepsis, its association with sepsis severity and its outcome in a pediatric ICU
Authors
Ponnarmeni Satheesh
Savita Verma
Sunit Singhi
Arun Bansal
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 4/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc12935

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