G6PD Deficiency in an HIV Clinic Setting in the Dominican Republic

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 722 - 729
• Main Authors: Xu, Julia Z., Francis, Richard O., Lerebours Nadal, Leonel E., Shirazi, Maryam, Jobanputra, Vaidehi, Hod, Eldad A., Jhang, Jeffrey S., Stotler, Brie A., Spitalnik, Steven L., Nicholas, Stephen W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Algorithms; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Dominican Republic - epidemiology; Female; Glucose-6-Phosphatase - blood; Glucose-6-Phosphatase - genetics; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency - complications; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency - diagnosis; Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency - epidemiology; Haiti - ethnology; HIV Infections - complications; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sex Factors; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Africa

Because human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients receive prophylaxis with oxidative drugs, those with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency may experience hemolysis. However, G6PD deficiency has not been studied in the Dominican Republic, where many individuals have African...