Hyperbilirubinaemia and erythrocytic glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in Malaysian children.
Cord blood from 8,975 babies delivered in Hospital Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru over a period of eight months (1st August 1985 to 31st March 1986) were screened for G6PD deficiency. The overall incidence was 4.5% in Chinese, 3.5% in Malays and 1.5% in Indian babies. One hundred of these babies were observed in the nursery for seven days and their daily serum bilirubin recorded. The serum bilirubin peaked at 96 hours to a value of 12mg%. None of the babies in the nursery developed a serum bilirubin level of more than 15mg%. Six of the babies with G6PD deficiency that were sent home were readmitted with hyperbilirubinaemia that needed exchange transfusion.
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D044466:Asian People; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male