Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Israel, Ariel; Berkovitch, Matitiahu; Merzon, Eugene; Golan-Cohen, Avivit; Green, Ilan; Ruppin, Eytan; Vinker, Shlomo; Magen, Eli · Clin Infect Dis · 2023

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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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.

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