Surmised total leucocyte counts miscalculate the parasite index of Plasmodium vivax malaria patients of tertiary and primary care settings in South-Western India

Kumar Rishikesh; Sathish Kitta Madivala; Prashantha Prabhu; Asha Kamath; Herikudru Ashok; Sudha Vidyasagar; Ananthakrishna Barkur Shastry; Kavitha Saravu

doi:10.1186/s12936-015-0669-4

Surmised total leucocyte counts miscalculate the parasite index of Plasmodium vivax malaria patients of tertiary and primary care settings in South-Western India

Kumar Rishikesh
, Sathish Kitta Madivala
, Prashantha Prabhu
, Asha Kamath
, Herikudru Ashok
, Sudha Vidyasagar
, Ananthakrishna Barkur Shastry
, Kavitha Saravu^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Background: For the calculation of parasite index (PI) by microscopy method, an assumed total leucocyte count (TLC) of 8,000/μL is used conventionally. However, due to obvious variation in the population and individual TLCs, use of 8,000/μL may result in either over/underestimation of the PI. Methods: This study was aimed at ascertaining the utility of 8,000/μL TLC, as well as other assumed TLCs, with respect to measured TLC for the calculation of PI. A tertiary care hospital and five primary health centres were the base for the prospective study conducted among microscopically proven, symptomatic Plasmodium vivax mono-infection patients aged.

Original language	English
Article number	163
Journal	Malaria Journal
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0669-4
Publication status	Published - 16-04-2015

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