HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX AND PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTED PATIENTS COMPARED WITH CONTROL GROUP IN HAYATABAD MEDICAL COMPLEX, PESHAWAR

Authors

  • Ikram Ullah Institute of Health Sciences, Hayatabad Peshawar
  • Muhammad Asif Zeb Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Aman Ullah Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Shah Faisal Jamal Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Muhammad Arif Khan Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Baroz Khan Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Ihtisham Khan Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University Peshawar
  • Faheem Ahmad Khan Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Abasyn University Peshawar

Keywords:

P. vivax, P. falciparum, Blood, Malaria

Abstract

Objective: To compare hematological parameters of P. falciparum and P. vivax infected patients with the control group.

Material & Methods: It was cross-sectional study conduct at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. One hundred and seventy-two laboratory confirmed cases of malaria were included in the study. Hematological profile of subjects infected with P. vivax, P. falciparum, and control group were compared.

Results: The platelets, red blood cells, and leucocytes count, hemoglobin level and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were considerably decreased in both P. falciparum and P. vivax infected subjects in contrast to control group, whereas reduction in lymphocyte count was observed only in P. vivax infected patients. Monocytes count and hematocrit (HCT) was considerably higher in P. vivax infected subjects. However, no significant difference was noticed in the neutrophil and eosinophil count and level of mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) among the three groups.

Conclusion: Patients infected with malaria showed essential variations in some hematological parameters with low platelet count and hemoglobin concentration being the two most significant indicators of malaria infection.

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2021-06-30

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Ullah, I., Zeb, M. A., Ullah, A., Jamal, S. F., Khan, M. A., Khan, B., Khan, I., & Khan, F. A. (2021). HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PLASMODIUM VIVAX AND PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM INFECTED PATIENTS COMPARED WITH CONTROL GROUP IN HAYATABAD MEDICAL COMPLEX, PESHAWAR. Annals of Allied Health Sciences, 7(1), 21–26. Retrieved from https://aahs.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/aahs/article/view/101

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): Annals of Allied Health Sciences

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