Effect of malaria infection on hematological profiles of people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Gambella, southwest Ethiopia

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• 作者：Tsion Sahle ; Tilahun Yemane ; Lealem Gedefaw
• 关键词：Malaria ; Anemia ; HIV ; Gambella
• 刊名：BMC Hematology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：17
• 期：1
• 全文大小：548KB
• 刊物主题：Hematology; Angiology; Blood Transfusion Medicine; Cancer Research; Human Genetics; Internal Medicine;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：2052-1839
• 卷排序：17

文摘

BackgroundMalaria and human immunodeficiency virus are the two most devastating global health problems causing more than two million deaths each year. Hematological abnormalities such as anemia, thrombocytopenia and leucopenia are the common complications in malaria and HIV co-infected individuals. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of malaria infection on hematological profiles of people living with HIV attending Gambella Hospital ART clinic, Southwestern Ethiopia.