LIVER-FUNCTION TESTS IN ADULTS WITH PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM INFECTION

Authors
DAVIES MP BROOK GM WEIR WRC BANNISTER B TIBBS C
Citation
Mp. Davies et al., LIVER-FUNCTION TESTS IN ADULTS WITH PLASMODIUM-FALCIPARUM INFECTION, European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology, 8(9), 1996, pp. 873-875
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0954691X
Volume
8
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
873 - 875
Database
ISI
SICI code
0954-691X(1996)8:9<873:LTIAWP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
This study examines the levels of serum bilirubin, aspartate transamin ase and alkaline phosphatase in adults with Plasmodium falciparum mala ria. One hundred and six sets of liver function tests were obtained, a nd 63 (59.4%) patients had one of the above indices elevated outside t he local reference range. Serum bilirubin and aspartate transaminase w ere relatively higher than alkaline phosphatase. Neither duration oi i llness nor severity :vf infection showed any significant correlation w ith any of the indices measured.