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Comparison of an assumed versus measured leucocyte count in parasite density calculations in Papua New Guinean children with uncomplicated malaria

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Title
Comparison of an assumed versus measured leucocyte count in parasite density calculations in Papua New Guinean children with uncomplicated malaria
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Malaria Journal, April 2014
DOI 10.1186/1475-2875-13-145
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Moses Laman, Brioni R Moore, John Benjamin, Nixon Padapu, Nandao Tarongka, Peter Siba, Inoni Betuela, Ivo Mueller, Leanne J Robinson, Timothy M E Davis

Abstract

The accuracy of the World Health Organization method of estimating malaria parasite density from thick blood smears by assuming a white blood cell (WBC) count of 8,000/μL has been questioned in several studies. Since epidemiological investigations, anti-malarial efficacy trials and routine laboratory reporting in Papua New Guinea (PNG) have all relied on this approach, its validity was assessed as part of a trial of artemisinin-based combination therapy, which included blood smear microscopy and automated measurement of leucocyte densities on Days 0, 3 and 7.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Kenya 1 4%
Unknown 25 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 7 27%
Student > Bachelor 3 12%
Researcher 3 12%
Other 2 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 8%
Other 5 19%
Unknown 4 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 10 38%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 1 4%
Other 4 15%
Unknown 5 19%
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#95
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