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7814237

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-2-9
pubmed:abstractText
A randomised double-blind trial involving vitamin C/placebo supplementation was conducted on 57 elderly patients admitted to hospital with acute respiratory infections (bronchitis and bronchopneumonia). Patients were assessed clinically and biochemically on admission and again at 2 and 4 weeks after admission having received either 200 mg vitamin C per day, or placebo. This relatively modest oral dose led to a significant increase in plasma and white cell vitamin C concentration even in the presence of acute respiratory infection. Using a clinical scoring system based on major symptoms of the respiratory condition, patients supplemented with the vitamin fared significantly better than those on placebo. This was particularly the case for those commencing the trial most severely ill, many of whom had very low plasma and white cell vitamin C concentrations on admission. Various mechanisms by which vitamin C could assist this type of patient are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9831
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
212-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-2-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
The clinical effects of vitamin C supplementation in elderly hospitalised patients with acute respiratory infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Food & Nutrition Department, Huddersfield University.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial