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IMPACT OF MALARIAL INFECTION ON HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS AT TERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS IN DI KHAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).01      10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).01      Published : Dec 2022

Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan

    Malaria is among the leading parasitic infections in world causing major health problems. Plasmodium, being a blood parasite, causes changes in blood parameters. This study was aimed at identifying the Plasmodium specie and measuring the changes that occurred in hematological parameters, in malaria patients. The sample size consisted of 109 individuals divided into two (Infected and Control) groups: 71 malaria-positive and 38 malaria-negative individuals. The diagnosis was based on staining and direct visualization of the parasite under a microscope. Blood CP was performed on the "Sysmex XP 300 analyzer". Non-normally distributed continuous variables were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. An association between malaria and thrombocytopenia and anemia was noted but severe cases were not observed. Female patients were more Anaemic and the reduction in leukocyte count was also observed among malaria patients. Malaria causes changes in hematological parameters with thrombocytopenia during malarial infection. However, anemia was observed in female patients.

    DI Khan, Hematological Profile, Malaria, Patients
    (1) Sajad Ahmad
    Regional Blood Center, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Amir
    House Officer, General Surgery, Dr Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH), Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Shahbaz
    House Officer, General Medicine PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (4) Sarwat Nazir
    Registered Pharmacist, Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Minhaj University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (5) Sabeen Islam
    House Officer, General Medicine PIMS, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    APA : Ahmad, S., Amir, M., & Shahbaz, M. (2022). Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII(I), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).01
    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Sajad, Muhammad Amir, and Muhammad Shahbaz. 2022. "Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII (I): 1-5 doi: 10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).01
    HARVARD : AHMAD, S., AMIR, M. & SHAHBAZ, M. 2022. Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII, 1-5.
    MHRA : Ahmad, Sajad, Muhammad Amir, and Muhammad Shahbaz. 2022. "Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII: 1-5
    MLA : Ahmad, Sajad, Muhammad Amir, and Muhammad Shahbaz. "Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII.I (2022): 1-5 Print.
    OXFORD : Ahmad, Sajad, Amir, Muhammad, and Shahbaz, Muhammad (2022), "Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan", Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, VII (I), 1-5
    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Sajad, Muhammad Amir, and Muhammad Shahbaz. "Impact of Malarial Infection on Hematological Parameters in Patients at Tertiary Care Hospitals in D.I. Khan." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review VII, no. I (2022): 1-5. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2022(VII-I).01