Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Ariel Israel*, Matitiahu Berkovitch, Eugene Merzon, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Ilan Green, Eytan Ruppin, Shlomo Vinker, Eli Magen

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Abstract

In this cohort study conducted in a national healthcare organization in Israel, we found that individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency had an increased risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and severity, with higher rates of hospitalization and diagnosed long COVID.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)972-975
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume77
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2023

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute

    Keywords

    • COVID-19
    • G6PD deficiency
    • glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

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