Vitamin D supplementation as a control program against latent tuberculosis infection in Korean high school students
- Author:
Eun Hee KIM
1
;
Jong Myon BAE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords: Latent tuberculosis; Disease management; Vitamin D; Antitubercular agents; Prevention and control
- MeSH: Adolescent; Antitubercular Agents; Compliance; Disease Management; Humans; Korea; Latent Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Vitamin D; Vitamins
- From:Epidemiology and Health 2018;40(1):2018035-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The prevalence of latnet Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in the first-grade high school students in South Korea was 2.1%, which was the lowest level at congregated settings in 2017. For LTBI cases refusing anti-tuberculosis (TB) medication or having poor compliance, additional support should be considered. Eight systematic reviews concluded that vitamin D (VD) deficiency is a risk factor for TB. While three of four South Korean adolescents were VD deficiency, VD supplementation could be a practical remedy to protect LTBI students of refusing anti-TB medication or having poor compliance.
