Risk of pneumococcal bacteremia in Kenyan children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Risk of pneumococcal bacteremia in Kenyan children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

Abstract Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzyme deficiency state in humans. The clinical phenotype is variable and includes asymptomatic individuals, episodic hemolysis induced by oxidative stress, and chronic hemolysis. G6PD deficiency is common in...

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Main Authors: James J. Gilchrist, Sophie Uyoga, Matti Pirinen, Anna Rautanen, Salim Mwarumba, Patricia Njuguna, Neema Mturi, The Kenyan Bacteraemia Study Group, Adrian V. S. Hill, J. Anthony G. Scott, Thomas N. Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
G6PD deficiency
Pneumococcus
Bacteremia
Malaria
Africa
Children
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01604-y

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