Point-of-care biomarkers to guide antibiotic prescription for acute febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa: promises and caveats

J van Griensven, L Cnops… - Open forum …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Empiric malaria treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa has significantly decreased with the scaling-
up of malaria rapid diagnostic tests; this coincided with a pronounced increase in empiric …

Albumin levels in malaria patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of their association with disease severity

S Kuraeiad, KU Kotepui, A Mahittikorn… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Albumin, a key protein in human blood plasma, has been linked to various health conditions.
However, its association with malaria, particularly in assessing disease severity, remains …

C-reactive protein as an early biomarker for malaria infection and monitoring of malaria severity: a meta-analysis

P Wilairatana, P Mahannop, T Tussato… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study investigated whether C-reactive protein (CRP) can be used as a marker for the
early detection and monitoring of malaria severity. Potentially relevant studies were …

Haematologic and biochemical indices of Plasmodium falciparum infected inhabitants of Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria.

JO Akaninwor, EB Essien, PC Chikezie, RT Okpara - 2013 - cabidigitallibrary.org
The present study seeks to investigate changes in haematologic and biochemical indices of
moderately P. falciparum infected male inhabitants of Owerri Municipality. Haematologic and …

Murine Malaria Model: Ketoconazole Prevented Malaria while Proguanil and Sulfadoxine/Pyrimethamine Protected against Malaria-associated Anemia and Kidney …

FS Olumide, AA Ademola, O Olusola… - … Current Drug Targets …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The concern about the global spread of resistant malaria has made the
researchers not focus only on the treatment of established infections but relatively more on …

[PDF][PDF] Haematologic and biochemical indices of Plasmodium falciparum infected inhabitants of Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

CP Chidoka, OR Tochukwu - J Med Lab Diagn, 2013 - academicjournals.org
(WBC) was raised in malarious subjects compared to control groups (p> 0.05) except with
WBC× 103 M; 21-30 years= 13.77±3.95; p> 0.05. Serum albumin was lower in malarious …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of Haematological and Biochemical Parameters in Malaria and Normal subjects

H Farooq, S Rabbani, AA Ali - PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL …, 2018 - pjmhsonline.com
Background: Malaria is quite well known for causing high morbidity and mortality rate
throughout the world. There is a dire need to improve diagnostic approach towards the …

Evaluation of inflammatory and liver injury biomarkers among drug-naive viral hepatitis B patients: A study in a referral laboratory, Ghana

SA Domfeh, SA Sakyi, EO Anto, PW Narkwa… - African Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ekb.eg
Background and Aim: Globally, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is among the commonest
chronic infections and the leading cause of liver cancer. This study evaluated inflammatory …

C-reactive protein testing to discriminate bacterial from viral pathogens among febrile patients in Southeast Asia and its impact on antibiotic prescribing in primary care

T Althaus - 2020 - ora.ox.ac.uk
In an era marked by the worldwide decline of malaria, fever remains the most frequent
reason for seeking health care in the tropics. Non-malarial pathogens are mainly studied …

[引用][C] Serum levels of inflammatory markers in hepatitis b virus infection

SA Domfeh - 2016