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

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...

Source: BMC Medicine - June 15, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: James J. Gilchrist, Sophie Uyoga, Matti Pirinen, Anna Rautanen, Salim Mwarumba, Patricia Njuguna, Neema Mturi, Adrian V. S. Hill, J. Anthony G. Scott and Thomas N. Williams Tags: Research article Source Type: research