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Table 5 Intensity of malaria infections and the distribution of hematological status among malaria patients in this study (n = 69) a

From: Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™

Malaria species andbparasitemia

 

Hb (g/I)

Platelet (per/μl)

TWBC (103cells/μl)

Anaemia

 

N

Median

Median

Median

No.

%

P. falciparum

      

+

5

140

127000

6.3

2

40.0

++

4

141

75500

7.0

0

0

+++

8

129

92500

6.3

4

50.0

++++

16

120.5

75500

8.2

7

43.8

Total

33

132

94000

6.8

13

39.4

P. vivax

      

+

1

120

301000

10.3

1

100.0

++

6

135

108000

5.2

3

50.0

+++

4

120

127500

7.4

2

50.0

++++

4

118.5

71500

6.5

3

75.0

Total

15

121

103000

6.3

9

60.0

P. knowlesi

      

+

1

130

63000

5.3

1

100.0

++

5

140

82000

7.8

1

20.0

+++

9

132

77000

6.7

3

33.3

++++

5

120

73000

6.6

4

80.0

Total

20

130.5

75500

6.7

9

45.0

*Overall

69

130

89000

6.6

31

44.9

  1. *Mixed infection was not included.
  2. aTotal samples were based on 69 PCR positive samples with complete hematological profiles.
  3. N: number examined.
  4. bParasitemia:
  5. + = 1–10 parasites per 100 thin film fields.
  6. ++ = 11–100 parasites per 100 thin film fields.
  7. +++ = 1–10 parasites per single thin film fields.
  8. ++++ = more than 10 parasites per single thin film fields.