Domesticated Cats with Active Mycobacteria Infections have Low Serum Vitamin D (25(OH)D) Concentrations |
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| Authors: | S. M. Lalor R. J. Mellanby E. J. Friend K. L. Bowlt J. Berry D. Gunn‐Moore |
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Vitamin D insufficiency is regularly observed in human patients with tuberculosis but it is unknown if spontaneous mycobacteria infections in other species are associated with suboptimal vitamin D status. Serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were significantly lower in cats with mycobacteriosis than in healthy cats (P < 0.001). |
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| Keywords: | vitamin D mycobacterium cats |
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