Haemoglobin and haematocrit: the threefold conversion is also non valid for assessing anaemia in Plasmodium vivax malaria-endemic settings

Abstract It has been recently reported that the standard threefold conversion from haematocrit to haemoglobin underestimates the prevalence of anaemia and low levels of haemoglobin in children living in areas endemic for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The data presented herein describes the experien...

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Published in:Malaria Journal
Main Authors: Colina Rosa, Piccolo Carmelina, Vargas Miguel, Arria Melissa, Sánchez Elia, Rodríguez-Morales Alfonso J, Franco-Paredes Carlos
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-166
https://doaj.org/article/a1a0c98e18ce417db8e8d7b5619d1307
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Summary:Abstract It has been recently reported that the standard threefold conversion from haematocrit to haemoglobin underestimates the prevalence of anaemia and low levels of haemoglobin in children living in areas endemic for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The data presented herein describes the experience in a malaria-endemic zone in northeastern Venezuela (state of Sucre), where a similar bias between haematocrit and haemoglobin in patients with Plasmodium vivax infection was found. In summary, the relationship between haematocrit and haemoglobin needs to be specifically evaluated according to each particular region or epidemiological setting.

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