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Association between blood group and susceptibility to malaria and its effects on platelets, TLC, and Hb

Author(s) -

Hira Burhan,

Askari Syed Hasan,

Syed Mansur-ul-Haque,

Ghazanfar Zaidi,

Taha Gul Shaikh,

Aisha Zia

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.6828

Subject(s) - malaria , platelet , medicine , hemoglobin , anemia , gastroenterology , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , significant difference

According to the World Health Organization, the estimated number of malaria cases in Pakistan is about 1.5 million. Hematological variables like platelets, total leukocyte count (TLC), and hemoglobin (Hb) need to be evaluated to diagnose malaria in suspects. This study aimed to investigate the association between blood group and susceptibility to malaria and effects on platelets, TLC, and Hb.

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