Table 1 Haematological values in children with positive

Mean

(Median)

Mean

(Median)

Age (months)

31.2 (24)

31.6 (24)

0.72

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

9.5 (9.2)

10.9 (10.8)

<0.0001

Platelets (x10³/μL)

195 (174)

334 (312)

<0.0001

RDW (%)

16.4 (15.9)

16.7 (16.4)

0.15

MPV (fl)

8.43(8.4)

7.65 (7.7)

<0.0001

WBC(x10³/μL)

11.2 (10)

10.4 (9.1)

0.27

Lymphocytes (x10³/μL)

4.7. (4.2)

5.3 (4.95)

0.0009

Monocytes (x10³/μL)

1.6 (1.3)

1.2 (1.02)

<0.0001

RBC (x10⁶/μL)

4.0 (4.1)

4.7 (4.6)

<0.0001

Neutrophils (x10³/μL)

3.8 (2.8)

3.3 (2.6)

0.0076

Eosinophils (x10³/μL)

0.2 (0.14)