Vitamin D: the unsought solution to the TB andemic

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Date
2019-01
Authors
Lungu, P.
Lakhi, S.
Mwaba, P.
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Publisher
Medical Journal of Zambia
Abstract
Tuberculosis has been known to mankind since ancient times. Despite Tuberculosis (TB) having been a major killer from antique time to date and the improvement in diagnostic tools, its eradication still remains a pipedream. An everlasting solution to TB 1 control/eradication keeps eluding us.
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The use of Vitamin D supplementation in TB treatment.
Keywords
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection--Zambia , TB Pandemic,Vitamin D Deficiency--Zambia , Tuberculosis, Deficiency, Vitamin D--Zambia
Citation
Lungu, P., Lakhi, S. and Mwaba, P. (2019). Vitamin D: the unsought solution to the TB pandemic. Medical Journal of Zambia. 46 (1): 71 - 73