SynthesisNutrients2023
The Association between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Urinary Tract Infection Risk in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Summary of best evidence on health education for pediatric urinary tract infections.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Vitamin D Deficiency Meets Hill's Criteria for Causation in SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility, Complications, and Mortality: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Is vitamin D the missing link in recurrent urinary tract infections in children? A prospective study.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Beyond the bladder: Escherichia coli UTIs drive systemic inflammation and RANKL-mediated bone resorption.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Article
- The Role of Vitamins in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection: Mechanisms and Integrative Strategies.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Vitamin D: What We Know and What We Still Do Not Know About Vitamin D in Preterm Infants-A Literature Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Bioactive Compounds as Alternative Approaches for Preventing Urinary Tract Infections in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Association between vitamin D levels and urinary tract infections.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2025Article
- A Perspective on the Interaction Between Recurrent Lower Urinary Tract Infections and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Unveiling the Interplay-Vitamin D and ACE-2 Molecular Interactions in Mitigating Complications and Deaths from SARS-CoV-2.Biology · 2024Review
- Association of Vitamin A and D Deficiencies with Infectious Outcomes in Children Undergoing Intensive Induction Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Relationship between urinary tract infections and serum vitamin D level in adults and children- a literature review.Molecular biology reports · 2024Review
- Strategies to build stronger bones in Indian children: Challenges for implementation.The Indian journal of medical researchReview
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Abstract
The association between serum vitamin D levels and urinary tract infection (UTI) in children is unclear. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the relationships between different vitamin D levels and the likelihood of UTI in children. Online databases, including Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library, were searched up to 6 February 2023 for studies based on the inclusion criteria. Weighted mean difference (WMD) and Odds Ratios (ORs), along with their 95% confidence intervals (CI), were calculated, and the random-effects model was used for analysis. Twelve case-control studies and one cross-sectional study (839 children with UTI and 929 controls) were included. We found that children with UTI had lower levels of serum vitamin D than healthy controls (WMD: -7.730, 95% CI: -11.57, -3.89;
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