| Autor: |
Georgakopoulou, Vasiliki E. Mantzouranis, Konstantinos Damaskos, Christos Karakou, Evgenia Melemeni, Despoina Mermigkis, Dimitrios Petsinis, Georgios Sklapani, Pagona Trakas, Nikolaos Tsiafaki, Xanthi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Popis: |
Introduction Pneumonia severity index (PSI) is a prognostic index used for estimating the possibility of death due to community-acquired pneumonia. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin, essential for calcium and phosphate homeostasis. Vitamin D also has antimicrobial properties and according to recent studies, its deficiency may be correlated to an increased frequency of respiratory infections. The serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is the best vitamin D status index reflecting vitamin D produced in the skin and offered from food and dietary supplements. Methods The study involved patients, who fulfilled the criteria of community-acquired pneumonia. The exclusion criteria were: patients 60 years old, may prevent severe community-acquired pneumonia. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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