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Effect of nutritional status on total parasite count in malaria |
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| Authors: | S. H. Ahmad M.D. R. Moonis M.B.B.S. T. Shahab M.D. H. M. Khan M.B.B.S. T. Jilani Ph. D. |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatrics, Muslium University, 202001 Aligarh;(2) Department of Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh;(3) Department of Civil Engineering, Girl Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh;(4) Department of Pediatrics, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslium University, 202001 Aligarh |
| Abstract: | Effect of nutritional status as reflected by weights for age on total malarial parasite count was studied in 75 children. P. vivax was seen in 31 and P. falciparum in 44 of them. In 15 patients with normal weight for age mean absolute parasite count was 12200. The mean total malaria parasite count in PEM grade I was 9741; 4260 in grade II; 4286 in grade III and 596 in PEM grade IV. Statistical evaluation revealed a significant positive correlation (r=0·98) between nutritional status and total parasite count. |
| Keywords: | Malaria total parasite count nutritional status |
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