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To this end, histories, chart reviews, and G6PD testing were performed for 238 consecutive HIV-infected adult clinic patients. The overall prevalence of G6PD deficiency (8.8%) was similar in males (9.3%) and females (8.5%), and higher in Haitians (18%) than Dominicans (6.4%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.01). By logistic regression, three clinical variables predicted G6PD status: maternal country of birth (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.01) and a history of hemolysis (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.01) or severe anemia (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.03). Using these criteria, an algorithm was developed, in which a patient subset was identified that would benefit most from G6PD screening, yielding a sensitivity of 94.7% and a specificity of 97.2%, increasing the pretest probability (8.8\u201315.1%), and halving the number of patients needing testing. 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