Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency in Southeast Asian Refugees Entering the United States

Ira K. Schwartz Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, and Division of Quarantine, Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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William Chin Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, and Division of Quarantine, Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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Jeffrey Newman Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, and Division of Quarantine, Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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Jacquelin M. Roberts Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases, and Division of Quarantine, Center for Prevention Services, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.182
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Volume 33: Issue 1
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182–184
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Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an inherited disorder of red blood cell metabolism. Affected individuals may suffer a severe hemolytic crisis when treated with primaquine, an antimalarial. A survey of 966 male Southeast Asian refugees determined that 50 (5.2%) were G6PD-deficient. This prevalence suggests that a G6PD assay should be performed prior to primaquine therapy in this high-risk population.
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Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1984
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05 Aug 1983
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Published Online:
Jan 1984
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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