Malaria
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (2011)289-294
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Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60045-2
Association of ABO blood group and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Dore Bafeno Area, Southern Ethiopia
Tewodros Zerihun1,Abraham Degarege2, Berhanu Erko2*
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Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Pathology, Jimma University, P. O. Box 455, Jimma, Ethiopia Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis AbabaUniversity, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Article history: Received 10 March 2011 Received in revised form 21 March Accepted 10 April 2011 Available online 30 April 2011 Keywords:ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the distribution of ABO blood group and their relationship with Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria among febrile outpatients who sought medical attention atDore Bafeno Health Center, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: A total of 269 febrile outpatients who visited Dore Bafeno Health Center, Southern Ethiopia, were examined for malaria and also tested for ABOblood groups in January 2010. The blood specimens were collected by finger pricking, stained with Geimsa, and examined microscopically. Positive cases of the parasitemia were counted. CareStartTM MalariaPf/Pv Combo was also used to test the blood specimens for malaria. ® ABO blood groups were determined by agglutination test using ERYCLONE antisera. Data on socio-demographic characteristics andtreatment status of the participants were also collected. Chi-square and ANOVA tests were used to assess the difference between frequencies and means, respectively. Results: Out of a total of 269participants, 178 (66.2%) febrile patients were found to be infected with Plasmodium parasites, among which 146 (54.3%), 28 (10.4%), and 4 (1.5%) belonged to P. falciparum, P. vivax, and mixed infections,...
289
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
journalhomepage:www.elsevier.com/locate/apjtb
Document heading
doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60045-2
Association of ABO blood group and Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Dore Bafeno Area, Southern Ethiopia
Tewodros Zerihun1,Abraham Degarege2, Berhanu Erko2*
1 2
Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Pathology, Jimma University, P. O. Box 455, Jimma, Ethiopia Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis AbabaUniversity, P. O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ARTICLE INFO
Article history: Received 10 March 2011 Received in revised form 21 March Accepted 10 April 2011 Available online 30 April 2011 Keywords:ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the distribution of ABO blood group and their relationship with Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria among febrile outpatients who sought medical attention atDore Bafeno Health Center, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: A total of 269 febrile outpatients who visited Dore Bafeno Health Center, Southern Ethiopia, were examined for malaria and also tested for ABOblood groups in January 2010. The blood specimens were collected by finger pricking, stained with Geimsa, and examined microscopically. Positive cases of the parasitemia were counted. CareStartTM MalariaPf/Pv Combo was also used to test the blood specimens for malaria. ® ABO blood groups were determined by agglutination test using ERYCLONE antisera. Data on socio-demographic characteristics andtreatment status of the participants were also collected. Chi-square and ANOVA tests were used to assess the difference between frequencies and means, respectively. Results: Out of a total of 269participants, 178 (66.2%) febrile patients were found to be infected with Plasmodium parasites, among which 146 (54.3%), 28 (10.4%), and 4 (1.5%) belonged to P. falciparum, P. vivax, and mixed infections,...
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