Background: Critically ill Indian children have a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
However, there is not much data available on the subgroup with sepsis. It has been reported …

Materials and methods This prospective observational study was conducted from November
2014 to October 2015, and the study population consisted of children admitted to the …

Vitamin D acts as a steroid hormone with myriad functions in addition to the role in bone
mineral metabolism. Vitamin D receptors are present in several tissues including immune …

Vitamin D deficiency was associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with sepsis.
Loci rs7041 and rs4588 polymorphisms of the Vitamin D Binding Protein (VDBP) gene …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the correlation between serum levels of
Vitamin D and outcome of sepsis patients presenting to ED. Methods: This cross-sectional …

Results:-The average age of the children was 4.95±2.7 years. There were 63 (55.26%) male
and 51 (44.74%) female. Frequency of vitamin D deficiency in critically ill patients was …

Objective: To study the relationship between the levels of vitamin D of pediatric ICU patients
in Pakistan and its effect on the rate of mortality among them which will pave ways to …

It is well known that vitamin D's general immunomodulatory actions are helpful in viral
infections and that a shortage is linked to a more serious prognosis for Covid-19. In this …