Leow, LeongLeong, TaliaCursons, Raymond T.Karalus, NoelHancox, Robert J.2011-02-142011-02-142011Leow, L., Simpson, T., Cursons, R.T., Karalus, N. & Hancox, R.J. (2011). Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia. Respirology, 16(4), 611-616.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/5051We investigated the associations between vitamin D status, the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and beta defensin-2 and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia. In hospitalised patients with community acquired pneumonia, vitamin D deficiency but not antimicrobial peptide levels were associated with increased 30-day mortality. Vitamin D was not associated with levels of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin or beta defensin-2.application/pdfenThis is an author's version of an article published in the journal: Respirology. The definitive version is available at www.interscience.wiley.com.Vitamin DInnate immunityPneumoniaCathelicidinbeta-DefensinsJournal Article10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01924.x