L-arginine and vitamin D adjunctive therapies in pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Anna P, Ralph,; Govert, Waramori,; Gysje J, Pontororing,; Enny, Kenangalem,; Andri, Wiguna,; Emiliana, Tjitra,; , Sandjaja; Dina B, Lolong,; Tsin W, Yeo,; Mark D, Chatfield,; Retno K, Soemanto,; Ivan, Bastian,; Richard, Lumb,; Graeme P, Maguire,; John, Eisman,; Ric N, Price,; Peter S, Morris,; Paul M, Kelly,; Nicholas M, Anstey,

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070032

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L-arginine and vitamin D adjunctive therapies in pulmonary tuberculosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Published in PloS one • Jan 1, 2013

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Ralph, Anna P

Waramori, Govert

Pontororing, Gysje J

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D (vitD) and L-arginine have important antimycobacterial effects in humans. Adjunctive therapy with these agents has the potential to improve outcomes in active tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: In a 4-arm randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled factorial trial in adults with smea...

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