Tuberculosis (TB): Symptoms, causes, treatments, and your questions answered.

Examine Database: Tuberculosis (TB)

Intervention	Health Outcome	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Vitamin D	3 Outcomes		2 Studies

3 Outcomes

2 Studies

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Does supplementing with vitamin D reduce the risk of tuberculosis infection?

In this 3-year randomized controlled trial, weekly supplementation with vitamin D3 did not affect children’s risk of tuberculosis infection in South Africa.

Vitamin D3 for the prevention of tuberculosis relapse

Probiotics to prevent liver injury

Dietary factors and risk of liver disease during tuberculosis treatment

Does vitamin D benefit children with tuberculosis?

Examine Database References

Height - Ganmaa D, Giovannucci E, Bloom BR, Fawzi W, Burr W, Batbaatar D, Sumberzul N, Holick MF, Willett WCVitamin D, tuberculin skin test conversion, and latent tuberculosis in Mongolian school-age children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled feasibility trialAm J Clin Nutr.(2012 Aug)
Tuberculosis risk - Middelkoop K, Stewart J, Walker N, Delport C, Jolliffe DA, Coussens AK, Nuttall J, Tang JCY, Fraser WD, Griffiths CJ, Kumar GT, Filteau S, Hooper RL, Wilkinson RJ, Bekker LG, Martineau ARVitamin D supplementation to prevent tuberculosis infection in South African schoolchildren: multicenter phase 3 double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial (ViDiKids).Int J Infect Dis.(2023-Sep)