Packed cell volume and serum iron in subjects with HIV-malaria co-infection in Nnewi, South-Eastern Nigeria
| Autor: | N Ofiaeli, SN Ukibe, JE Ahaneku, Nkiruka Rose Ukibe, MC Ezeani, M Ifeanyi, Charles C. Onyenekwe, Samuel C. Meludu, Anthony Osita Igwegbe, Amobi L Ilika, A Onochie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test Incidence (epidemiology) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) virus diseases Biology medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause complex mixtures Blood serum Pharmacotherapy Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Blood chemistry Internal medicine parasitic diseases Immunology Serum iron medicine Malaria |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Vol 4, No 2 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 1991-8631 1997-342X |
| Popis: | The present study was designed to assess the PCV and serum iron in HIV-malaria co-infected subjects in Nnewi, South Eastern Nigeria. 207 participants aged between 16-72 (44 ± 28) years were recruited and classified as follows based on standard screening and WHO criteria: (i) Asymptomatic HIV stage I subjects with or without malaria. (ii) Symptomatic HIV stage II subjects with or without malaria and not on (ART). (iii) HIV/AIDS subjects with or without malaria and on ART. (vi) HIV seronegative control subjects with or without malaria. Blood sample from these participants were analyzed for HIV seroreactivity, Plasmodium falciparum antigen, parasite density, serum iron concentrations and PCV using Standard Laboratory methods. The result showed that serum iron and PCV were significantly reduced amongst all the groups studied when compared with the control (p Keywords : HIV, Malaria, Serum iron, PCV. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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