Hematological indices and abnormalities among patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Kosti city of the White Nile state, Sudan: a comparative study.
Ahmed M E ElkhalifaRashad Abdul-GhaniAbdelhakam G TamomhNur Eldin EltaherNada Y AliMoataz M AliElsharif A BazieAboagla KhirAllaFatin A DfaAllaOmnia A M AlhasanPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
Falciparum malaria among patients in Kosti city of the White Nile State, Sudan is predominantly of low-level parasitemia. It is significantly associated with anemia, low MCV, low MCH, low MCHC, high RDW, thrombocytopenia and neutropenia. However, parasitemia level is not a significant predictor of anemia severity. On the other hand, leucopenia is not useful to predict falciparum malaria. Further large-scale studies in community and healthcare settings and inclusion of patients with complicated or severe malaria and those with high parasite densities are recommended.