The effect of vitamin D and calcium supplementation on gut microbiota composition in adolescents living with HIV in Southern Africa
Matthias Hauptmann, Nyasha Veronica Dzavakwa, Mizinga Jacqueline Tembo, Molly Mazombwe-Chisenga, Christoph Leschczyk, Gajanan Thirumoolanathan, Karen Sichibalo, Tafadzwa Madanhire, Sarah Rowland‐Jones, Paul M. Kelly, Katharina Kranzer, Suzanne Filteau, Celia Louise Gregson, Victoria M. Simms, Lackson Kasonka, , Ulrich Emil Schaible
This study examines how vitamin D and calcium supplementation affects gut microbiota in HIV-positive adolescents, finding reduced Clostridia abundance and microbiota influence on PTH and bone density.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology