Serum Ferritin level among Malaria patients in Sudan

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Published Jun 4, 2020
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Vol. 4 No. 06 (2020): INTERNATIONAL INVENTION OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL

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Fedaa F M shekari1, Satti A B 2, Abdalla H S 3, Khalil NM4 , Wahaj M Mohammed5

Abstract

Background: Malaria has been haunting mankind since evolution. It has killed more people than all the wars, has greatly influenced our history and geography and has changed many of our genes.


 Objective The study was intended to observe the concentration of serum ferritin level among malaria patients in Sudan.


Materials and Methods:This was across-sectional descriptive study.


 During the Sudan a period from September 2016 up to October 2017, a total of 385 blood samples have been collected from 385 individuals suspected with malaria from different malaria endemic stats in Sudan.


Results:   Out of 385 examined blood samples, 69 samples were found to be positive for malaria infection. This constituted an overall infection rate of 17.9%. Results also showed that the serum ferritin level in the malaria positive population ranged in from 40 ng/ml to 180 ng/ml, with a mean value of 67 ng/ml.


Conclusion:This study concluded that Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum & Plasmodium vivax) infection in the area investigated is still. Malaria presents a diagnostic challenge to laboratories in most countries. Blood film and PCR are more sensitive and specific to diagnose malaria than RDTs. Serum ferritin levels are decreased in malaria positive patients.

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Author Biography

Fedaa F M shekari1, Satti A B 2, Abdalla H S 3, Khalil NM4 , Wahaj M Mohammed5

1,2Department of Parasitology,Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan

3 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of veterinary, University of Khartoum., Khartoum,

Sudan.

4 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan.

5 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Shendi University, Sudan.

How to Cite
Wahaj M Mohammed5, F. F. M. shekari1, S. A. B. 2, A. H. S. 3, K. N. ,. (2020). Serum Ferritin level among Malaria patients in Sudan. International Invention of Scientific Journal, 4(06), Page : 1160–1166. Retrieved from https://iisj.in/index.php/iisj/article/view/233