Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Seasonal Influenza and Upper Respiratory Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Seiji, Arihiro,; Akio, Nakashima,; Mika, Matsuoka,; Satoshi, Suto,; Kan, Uchiyama,; Tomohiro, Kato,; Jimi, Mitobe,; Nobuhiko, Komoike,; Munenori, Itagaki,; Yoshinari, Miyakawa,; Shigeo, Koido,; Atsushi, Hokari,; Masayuki, Saruta,; Hisao, Tajiri,; Tomokazu, Matsuura,; Mitsuyoshi, Urashima,

doi:10.1093/ibd/izy346

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Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Seasonal Influenza and Upper Respiratory Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Published in Inflammatory bowel diseases • May 4, 2019

Authors:

Arihiro, Seiji

Nakashima, Akio

Matsuoka, Mika

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We evaluated whether oral vitamin D supplementation during the winter and early spring reduces the incidence of influenza and upper respiratory infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial was conducted to compare the...

Subject

Crohn’s disease

ulcerative colitis

vitamin D3 supplementation

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