Harm or Benefit of High-Dose Vitamin C in Adult Patients With Sepsis and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency?

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Views expressed in this letter are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of the study sponsors (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine). Dr. Rowe continues to work on a consultancy basis for the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine on a voluntary basis. His ongoing research addresses the potential use of vitamin C in Sub-Saharan Africa; he contributed to the grant for this research; and he received support for article research from Medical Research Council, UK. Dr. Alcheikh received funding from Australian Doctors Group. Drs. Rowe and Alcheikh disclosed vitamin C use for sepsis is off-label product use.