Table 2.

G6PDd validated quantitative assays and the commercial providers

Kit name	Manufacturer	Venipuncture	Test readout	Chemical basis	Cold storage	Laboratory equipment/skills	Cost/test
G6PD deficiency	Trinity Biotech, Ireland	Yes	Quantitative	Spectrophotometric	Yes	Yes
G-Six Kinetic	Tulip Group, India	Yes	Quantitative	Spectrophotometric	Yes	Yes	$1.10
R&D G6PD quantitative	N. Dimopoulos S.A., Greece	Optional	Quantitative	Spectrophotometric	Yes	Yes	$0.26–2.50*
R&D G6PD qualitative	N. Dimopoulos S.A., Greece	Optional	Qualitative	Ultra-violet fluorescence	Yes	Yes	$0.18
G6PD-WST	Dojindo, Japan	Optional	Qualitative	Dye reduction	Yes	Yes	$2.00
G-SIX	Tulip Group, India	Yes	Qualitative	Met-Hb reduction	No	Yes	$1.12
G6PD deficiency	Trinity Biotech, Ireland	Yes	Qualitative	Ultra-violet fluorescence	Yes	Yes
G6PD deficiency	Trinity Biotech, Ireland	Yes	Qualitative	Dye reduction	Yes	Yes
MBK	Span, India	Yes	Qualitative	Dye reduction	Yes	Yes
BinaxNOW G6PD	Alere/Inverness Medical, United States	Yes	Qualitative	Dye reduction	No	No	$16.00
CareStart G6PD	AccessBio, United States	No	Qualitative	Dye reduction	No	No	$1.50

^*Depends upon numbers of assays run simultaneously, numbers of kits purchased, suppliers of the kits, or use of reagents in lieu of kits.