Variations in the Serum Sialic Acid Profiles of Malaria Patients in Zaria, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Mbateudi Danjuma IkaMohammed Auwal IbrahimAbdullahi Balarabe SallauAbdulmalik Abdullahi SalmanAbubakar Muhammad SaniMurtala Bindawa Isah

Published in: Acta parasitologica (2022)

We concluded that, metabolism and/or physiology of serum sialo-glycoconjugates is affected by malaria and FSSA is mainly elevated in children < 5 years of age but not among older patients suggesting the possible usefulness of FSSA in the analysis of uncomplicated malaria in under five children.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
end stage renal disease
young adults
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
physical activity
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
patient reported outcomes