Eradication effort of tuberanosts disease in Indonesia has been carried out by implementing the strategy of Directly Observed Treatment Short-Coarse (DOTS) free of charge. However; its prevention and eradication are still unsatisfactory. Vitamin D expected to be able to enhance intracellular immune response. However, the mechanism is still unclear. An experimental research using randomized post…
Tuberculosis (TB) is a infection disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis itself is not the only factor ofTB. Polymorphism of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene is important on the susceptibility of TB. The aim was to find out the role of Fokl, Bsml, Apal, and TaqI VDR gene polymorphism on child TB. The observational analytic study with case control design was done in…