Shaista Mobeen, Akhtar Muneer, Muhammad Farooq, Zahid Ibrahim.
Hematological Changes and Presenting Complaints in Malaria Positive Subjects.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;7(4):969-70.

Aim: To assess the hematological changes and presenting complaints in Malaria Positive Subjects. Methods: A total of 200 subjects having malarial symptoms were collected from the outpatients departments of various hospitals. The subjects taking anti malarial drugs were excluded from the study. 2.0 ml of venous blood was drawn aseptically in sterile EDTA vial duly labeled. Hb, TLC, platelet counts were done by automated blood counters, Sysmex XT 1800i. Data collected was entered and analyzed in SPSS version 15.0. P value was calculated between the two means. Results/Conclusion: Among these 200 subjects, malaria positive cases (Group 1), on both staining methods, were 170 (85%) and malaria negative cases (Group II) were 30 (15%). Hb value was reduced in the MP +ve cases but the statistical difference was insignificant. TLC was reduced in MP +ve cases as compared to MP negative cases having significantly high statistical difference. Platelets count was reduced in MP +ve cases as compared to MP negative cases having significantly high statistical difference.

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