A study to find the commonest plasmodium malaria in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh

Authors

  • Nagesh Vitthalrao Dasarwar Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Great Eastern Medical School & Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam, India
  • G. Sudha Vatchala Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Great Eastern Medical School & Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam, India
  • Swamy Naidu Dasari Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Great Eastern Medical School & Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam, India
  • Somasekhar Pothula Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Great Eastern Medical School & Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam, India
  • Tammana Jaya Chandra Professor, Department of Microbiology, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, India

Keywords:

Malaria, plasmodium, age, gender

Abstract

Introduction: Due to thorough implementation of national malaria eradication programme, there was drastic decline in malaria. A study was conducted to find the commonest malaria causing plasmodium in paediatric age group. Materials and methods: Study was conducted in Great Eastern Medical School & Hospital, Andhra Pradesh from January to December 2019, approved by the institutional ethics committee. Children aged < 12 years with clinical suspicion of malaria were included. Blood was collected following standard aseptic precautions in sterile EDTA tube, 2 smears were prepared. Thin smear was stained by giemsa and thick smear by Jaswant Singh Battacharya staining. As a part of internal quality control, all positive and 25% of negative smears were randomly screened. Commercially available, rapid malaria Pan+Pf cards were used for antigen detection. Chi square test was used to find statistical difference, P>0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Total601 (59%) were malaria cases, 559 were positive by blood smear examination (BSE) and 579 by raid diagnostic technique (RDT), male female ratio was 0.97. More cases were detected in 5 – 10 years. With BSE, 31.1% were identified as Plasmodium falciparum and 41.6% by RDT. Conclusion: Plasmodium falciparumis the predominant malaria causing agent in this area.

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Published

2021-10-20

How to Cite

Nagesh Vitthalrao Dasarwar, G. Sudha Vatchala, Swamy Naidu Dasari, Somasekhar Pothula, & Tammana Jaya Chandra. (2021). A study to find the commonest plasmodium malaria in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. International Journal of Health and Clinical Research, 4(18), 343–345. Retrieved from https://ijhcr.com/index.php/ijhcr/article/view/2986

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