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Serum ferritin levels in children with malaria anaemia in Ibadan
This study assessed the serum ferritin levels in plasma samples from children (4 – 74 months old) admitted for malaria at the Adeoyo Maternity Hospital (Beere) Ibadan, Oyo State, using a sandwich-ELISA. These values were compared with malaria parasitemia, MSP-1 antibody titre and packed cell volume...
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| 720 | |a Anumudu, C. I. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Molehin., A. J. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Oladiti, S. O. |e author | ||
| 720 | |a Okafor, C. M. F. |e author | ||
| 260 | |c 2006 | ||
| 520 | |a This study assessed the serum ferritin levels in plasma samples from children (4 – 74 months old) admitted for malaria at the Adeoyo Maternity Hospital (Beere) Ibadan, Oyo State, using a sandwich-ELISA. These values were compared with malaria parasitemia, MSP-1 antibody titre and packed cell volume values previously obtained through standard methods. Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS, Excel and Epi-Calc software. Results showed that the serum ferritin level in the population ranged in from 363ng/ml to 1000ng/ml, with a mean value of 630ng/ml. There was a negative correlation between serum ferritin levels and the packed cell volume, and malaria parasitemia in the children; while the serum ferritin levels increased with increasing malaria antibodies. There was no significant difference in the mean levels of ferritin in anaemic and non-anaemic children. Serum ferritin concentration decreased with increasing age in children with malaria. Gender was found to have no significant association with serum ferritin levels in children with malaria anaemia. | ||
| 024 | 8 | |a 0795-8080 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a ui_art_anumudu_serum_2006 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a Biokemistri 18(2), pp. 71-76 | |
| 024 | 8 | |a http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/930 | |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Serum ferritin levels in children with malaria anaemia in Ibadan |