Diagnostic performances of the fluorescent spot test for G6PD deficiency in newborns along the Thailand-Myanmar border: A cohort study

Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an inherited enzymatic disorder associated with severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and acute haemolysis after exposure to certain drugs or infections. The disorder can be diagnosed phenotypically with a fluorescent spot test (FST), w...

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Main Authors: Thielemans, L, Gornsawun, G, Hanboonkunupakarn, B, Paw, M, Porn, P, Moo, P, Van Overmeire, B, Proux, S, Nosten, F, McGready, R, Carrara, V, Bancone, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: F1000Research 2018