Efficacy of vitamin D3 supplementation in reducing incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis and mortality among HIV-infected Tanzanian adults initiating antiretroviral therapy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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[2] Brinkhof MW(2009)Mortality of HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: comparison with HIV-unrelated mortality PLoS Med 6 e1000066-304

[3] Dabis F(2012)Mortality and treatment failure among HIV-infected adults in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 11 296-2585

[4] Schechter M(2011)Vitamin D is required for IFN-gamma-mediated antimicrobial activity of human macrophages Sci Transl Med 3 104ra102-676

[5] Boulle A(2001)Vitamin D: its role and uses in immunology FASEB J 15 2579-233

[6] Miotti P(1981)1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and the regulation of macrophage function Calcif Tissue Int 33 673-893

[7] Wood R(2006)A potential role for vitamin D on HIV infection? Nutr Rev 64 226-172

[8] Laurent C(1994)Subnormal serum concentration of 1,25-vitamin D in human immunodeficiency virus infection: correlation with degree of immune deficiency and survival J Infect Dis 169 889-1315

[9] Sprinz E(2011)Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and factors associated with vitamin D deficiency and morbidity among HIV-infected patients enrolled in a large Italian cohort J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 58 163-243

[10] Seyler C(2011)Vitamin D and clinical disease progression in HIV infection: results from the EuroSIDA study AIDS 25 1305-1117

[1] Braitstein P(2006)Mortality of HIV-1-infected patients in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: comparison between low-income and high-income countries Lancet 367 817-824

[2] Brinkhof MW(2009)Mortality of HIV-infected patients starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: comparison with HIV-unrelated mortality PLoS Med 6 e1000066-304

[3] Dabis F(2012)Mortality and treatment failure among HIV-infected adults in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic) 11 296-2585

[4] Schechter M(2011)Vitamin D is required for IFN-gamma-mediated antimicrobial activity of human macrophages Sci Transl Med 3 104ra102-676

[5] Boulle A(2001)Vitamin D: its role and uses in immunology FASEB J 15 2579-233

[6] Miotti P(1981)1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and the regulation of macrophage function Calcif Tissue Int 33 673-893

[7] Wood R(2006)A potential role for vitamin D on HIV infection? Nutr Rev 64 226-172

[8] Laurent C(1994)Subnormal serum concentration of 1,25-vitamin D in human immunodeficiency virus infection: correlation with degree of immune deficiency and survival J Infect Dis 169 889-1315

[9] Sprinz E(2011)Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and factors associated with vitamin D deficiency and morbidity among HIV-infected patients enrolled in a large Italian cohort J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 58 163-243

[10] Seyler C(2011)Vitamin D and clinical disease progression in HIV infection: results from the EuroSIDA study AIDS 25 1305-1117