The Clinical Significance of Vitamin D and Zinc Levels with Respect to Immune Response in COVID-19 Positive Children.
Ahmet Doğanİmran Dumanoğlu DoğanMetin UyanıkMehmet Tolga KöleKemal PişmişoğluPublished in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (2022)
As a result, zinc and vitamin D levels were observed lower in COVID-19 patients than in healthy individuals. Since there is no defined treatment protocol for COVID-19 infection on children yet, zinc and vitamin D supplementation can be used as a supportive treatment in COVID-19 infection.