Preschool children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are highly exposed to influenza viruses.
Factors related to infections, nutrition, and environmental conditions that might explain the …

Background Recent studies have demonstrated a relationship between poor vitamin D
status and respiratory infections and diarrhea among young children. Acute lower …

Background: Studies show that 25 (OH) D status appears to have beneficial influence on the
incidence and severity of some types of infections. However, studies with vitamin D …

Introduction: While there is extensive literature discussing the link between various
respiratory infections and risk factors that contribute to low vitamin D levels, there is still no …

Background Children living in sub-Saharan Africa have a high burden of rickets and
infectious diseases, conditions that are linked to vitamin D deficiency. However, data on the …

Introduction Acute pneumonia is a leading infectious cause of death among children under 5
years globally and in Nigeria. Despite various existing strategies and interventions …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pneumonia, a common childhood infection in Nigerian
children with a number of debilitating complications such as empyema thoracis, has been …

Background: Acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) is the leading cause of childhood
deaths in most developing countries, including Nigeria. Vitamin D is associated with innate …

Vitamin D is essential for bone development and may also play an integral role in control of
intracellular pathogens. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were assessed at 6 months of …

Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized health problem worldwide. This investigation was
carried out to assess the level of vitamin D and to figure out the reasons of vitamin D …