%0 Journal Article %1 lahoorbasha2021shielding %A Lahoor Basha, Shaik %A Suresh, Sake %A Ashok Reddy, V.V. %A Surya Teja, S P %D 2021 %J Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health %K Vit_D covid-19 %P 326 - 331 %R https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.10.005 %T Is the shielding effect of cholecalciferol in SARS CoV-2 infection dependable? An evidence based unraveling %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398420302256 %V 9 %X Despite being announced as a global health concern and emergency in January by WHO, designing specific treatment for SARS-CoV-2 is still a summit yet to be conquered. Currently, many drugs are being tested in the clinical scenario and vitamins play a significant role in therapeutic management. Based on the available evidence, we postulate that maintaining normal vitamin D3 levels may reduce severity, mortality risk of COVID-19. This review elucidates the alarming need for randomized clinical trials to determine the role of vitamin D in patient prognosis in COVID-19 infection and on latitude bases epidemiological outcome.

@article{lahoorbasha2021shielding, abstract = {Despite being announced as a global health concern and emergency in January by WHO, designing specific treatment for SARS-CoV-2 is still a summit yet to be conquered. Currently, many drugs are being tested in the clinical scenario and vitamins play a significant role in therapeutic management. Based on the available evidence, we postulate that maintaining normal vitamin D3 levels may reduce severity, mortality risk of COVID-19. This review elucidates the alarming need for randomized clinical trials to determine the role of vitamin D in patient prognosis in COVID-19 infection and on latitude bases epidemiological outcome.}, added-at = {2020-12-27T18:52:58.000+0100}, author = {{Lahoor Basha}, Shaik and Suresh, Sake and {Ashok Reddy}, V.V. and {Surya Teja}, S P}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ff96e633a01b85bcbd445fa744e3db6c/fordham1}, description = {Is the shielding effect of cholecalciferol in SARS CoV-2 infection dependable? An evidence based unraveling - ScienceDirect}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.10.005}, interhash = {6e4a89a2633881d15eacbaac951ea574}, intrahash = {ff96e633a01b85bcbd445fa744e3db6c}, issn = {2213-3984}, journal = {Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health}, keywords = {Vit_D covid-19}, pages = {326 - 331}, timestamp = {2020-12-27T18:52:58.000+0100}, title = {Is the shielding effect of cholecalciferol in SARS CoV-2 infection dependable? An evidence based unraveling}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398420302256}, volume = 9, year = 2021 }