Acid phosphatase as a marker in malaria

Benedicta D'Souza; Rajeevalochana Parthasarathy; Sreekantha; Vivian D'Souza

doi:10.1007/s12291-011-0137-z

Acid phosphatase as a marker in malaria

Benedicta D'Souza, Rajeevalochana Parthasarathy, Sreekantha, Vivian D'Souza

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The serum acid phosphatase (ACP) activity and Hemoglobin (Hb) levels were measured in malaria patients and nonmalarial fever patients. The results were compared with normal healthy control subjects. ACP was significantly increased (P < 0.001) in all the malaria patients. ACP was significantly higher in Plasmodium falcifarum malaria and mixed malaria when compared to Plasmodium vivax malaria. Hb levels were significantly decreased in all the malaria patients which indicates that malaria parasite uses host erythrocyte Hb as a major nutrient source. There is negative correlation(r = -0.478) between ACP and Hb in malaria patients, which is highly significant. These results suggest that the measurement of ACP could be used as a marker for malaria.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	396-399
Number of pages	4
Journal	Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12291-011-0137-z
Publication status	Published - 01-10-2011
Externally published	Yes

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Acid phosphatase as a marker in malaria

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