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Table 1 Laboratory findings obtained at hospital admission and outpatient follow-up visits

From: Sickle cell disease and malaria: decreased exposure and asplenia can modulate the risk from Plasmodium falciparum

Laboratory values

Admission MNH (may 2018)

Visit 1 (june 2018)

Visit 2 (july 2018)

Visit 3 (aug 2018)

Visit 4 (sept 2018)

Visit 5 (march 2019)

Visit 6 (sept 2019)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

7.3

8.5

10.8

10.4

10.5

10.8

11.2

Neutrophils (× 109/L)

2.8

  

6.1

  

4.3

Lymphocytes (× 109/L)

0.8

  

2.6

  

2.4

Monocytes (× 109/L)

0.3

  

0.5

  

0.7

Eosinophils (× 109/L)

0.03

  

0.1

  

0.1

Platelets (× 109/L)

384

  

344

  

265

Beta-glutamyl transferase (U/L)

   

25.5

   

Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)

   

343

   

Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)

   

19

20

  

Aspartate aminotransaminase (U/L)

   

26

   

Bilirubin-total (mg/dL)

   

1.13

1.31

  

Creatinine (mg/dL)

   

0.73

0.81

  
  1. MNH Muhimbili National Hospital, Hb haemoglobin