Reference spectrophotometric values for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in two-to six-month-old infants on the Thailand-Myanmar border.

Germana BanconeDay Day PoeGornpan GornsawunPhyu Phyu HtwayMary Ellen TyrosvoutisLaypaw ArchasuksanKesinee ChotivanichRose McGready Francois H Nosten

Published in: Wellcome open research (2024)

Normal reference G6PD activity in 2-6-month-old infants was approximately 140% of that observed in G6PD normal adults from the same population. Age specific G6PD activity thresholds should be used in paediatric populations to avoid drug-induced haemolysis.

Keyphrases

drug induced
liver injury
emergency department
intensive care unit
blood glucose
adipose tissue
simultaneous determination
genetic diversity