TY - JOUR T1 - Does the addition of high-dose vitamin D<sub>3</sub> reduce the period of time required for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis? JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 1042 LP - 1042 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200114 VL - 66 IS - 12 AU - Jessica Reed Y1 - 2011/12/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/66/12/1042.abstract N2 - This double-blind randomised placebo control trial investigated the addition of four doses of 2.5 mg of vitamin D3 to intensive phase antimicrobial therapy (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol) for tuberculosis and the effect upon culture conversion rates. Time to conversion was measured at 14, 28, 42 and 56 days compared … ER -