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The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal • Volume 34, Number 5, May 2015
VITAMIN D SUFFICIENCY AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN Jeffrey W. Wang, BS,* Patrick G. Hogan, MPH,* David A. Hunstad, MD,*† and Stephanie A. Fritz, MD, MSCI* Abstract: Vitamin D promotes epithelial immunity by upregulating antimicrobial peptides, including LL-37, which have bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus. We found that children with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency [25-hydroxyvitamin D
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal • Volume 34, Number 5, May 2015
VITAMIN D SUFFICIENCY AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION IN CHILDREN Jeffrey W. Wang, BS,* Patrick G. Hogan, MPH,* David A. Hunstad, MD,*† and Stephanie A. Fritz, MD, MSCI* Abstract: Vitamin D promotes epithelial immunity by upregulating antimicrobial peptides, including LL-37, which have bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus. We found that children with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency [25-hydroxyvitamin D
