Influencia de la parasitemia sobre los valores de hemoglobina y anemia en niños con malaria por Plasmodium falciparum no complicada: experiencia en un Hospital de Tanzania
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives: In this work parasitemia importance, relation with hemoglobin values and anemia in hospitalized children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria, and its potential use as prediction variable for anemia and hemoglobin values are analyzed. Materials and methods: A clinical study of malaria at Nzega Hospital, Tabora province, Tanzania between 2001-2005, performing thick and thin smears to evaluate hemoparasites was made. Results: In the study period 165 patients were evaluated, mean age of 4,1 y-old (61,2% 5 y-old). Malaria was confirmed in 87,3% (100% due to P. falciparum ). Mean parasitemia was 9 parasites/200 white blood cells (95%CI 6,69-11,.24) and Hb 8,4 (±1,6 g/dL) (82,42% with anemia). Age and parasitemia were significant predictors of anemia (F=13,622; p0,001), being most important the parasitemia (p=0,001) than age (p=0,014). Conclusion: Parasitemia level of P.falciparum it is significantly associate with smaller levels of hemoglobin in children.
Source: Americanae (AECID Library)
Institution: Universidad de Los Andes
Language: Spanish
Topic: Malaria Research and Control
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2170473289