Open AccessHematological alterations and parasitological studies among infected patients with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum in Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Nabil A. Hasona,
Omar Amer,
Azza Mohamed Raef
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(16)61112-x
Subject(s) - malaria , plasmodium vivax , plasmodium falciparum , medicine , hemoglobin , immunology , plasmodium (life cycle) , blood smear , gastroenterology , biology , parasite hosting , world wide web , computer science
Objective: To investigate hematological alterations and parasitological studies among infected\udpatients with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum.\udMethods: The present study was conducted from 1st September 2014 to 30th November 2015.\udA complete blood count, blood smears and malaria rapid diagnostic test were done for each\udpatient.\udResults: There were 30 infected patients. These patients were infected Plasmodium vivax\ud(20%) and Plasmodium falciparum (5%). Their age ranged between 20–60 years. The patients\udhad severe malaria. There was a significant reduction in hemoglobin, platelet count, leucocyte\udand erythrocyte levels in infected patients caused by malaria compared with those of healthy\udcontrol subjects. The percentage of neutrophil cells in the infected subjects was significantly\udhigher than in the healthy group. The percentage of lymphocytes in the infected patients was\udsignificantly lower than in the healthy group.\udConclusions: This study showed that results of complete blood count can provide a diagnostic\udpredictor for increasing the prospect of malaria and enhancing quick treatment