Table 6 Platelet counts in malaria patients according to different species detected by PCR in this study (n = 69)
From: Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™
Human Plasmodium species | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laboratory results | N | P. falciparum | P. knowlesi | P. vivax | P. malariae | ||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
Thrombocytopenia | |||||||||
Severe thrombocytopenia <50,000 cells/cmm | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 5 | 38.5 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 7.7 |
Moderate thrombocytopenia 50,000-100,000 cells/cmm | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
Mild thrombocytopenia 100,000-150,000 cells/cmm | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
No thrombocytopenia >150,000 cells/cmm | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 3 | 21.4 | 3 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 |
*Total | 69 | 33 | 47.8 | 20 | 29.0 | 15 | 21.7 | 1 | 1.4 |