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- Title
The prognostic and diagnostic value of intraleukocytic malaria pigment in patients with severe falciparum malaria.
- Authors
Srinamon, Ketsanee; Watson, James A.; Silamut, Kamolrat; Intharabut, Benjamas; Phu, Nguyen Hoan; Diep, Pham Thi; Lyke, Kirsten E.; Fanello, Caterina; von Seidlein, Lorenz; Chotivanich, Kesinee; Dondorp, Arjen M.; Day, Nicholas P. J.; White, Nicholas J.
- Abstract
Severe falciparum malaria is a major cause of death in tropical countries, particularly in African children. Rapid and accurate diagnosis and prognostic assessment are critical to clinical management. In 6027 prospectively studied patients diagnosed with severe malaria we assess the prognostic value of peripheral blood film counts of malaria pigment containing polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and monocytes. We combine these results with previously published data and show, in an individual patient data meta-analysis (n = 32,035), that the proportion of pigment containing PMNs is predictive of in-hospital mortality. In African children the proportion of pigment containing PMNs helps distinguish severe malaria from other life-threatening febrile illnesses, and it adds to the prognostic assessment from simple bedside examination, and to the conventional malaria parasite count. Microscopy assessment of pigment containing PMNs is simple and rapid, and should be performed in all patients hospitalised with suspected severe malaria.Malaria diagnosis by microscopy provides valuable rapid diagnostic and prognostic information, which is critical to clinical management. In this work, authors carry out a meta-analysis on the prognostic and diagnostic value of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and monocytes containing malaria pigment in peripheral blood film counts taken from patients with severe malaria.
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-022-34678-8