Background: Alcoholism is a major public health problem. Consumption of excessive amount of alcoh... more Background: Alcoholism is a major public health problem. Consumption of excessive amount of alcohol for longer duration of period lead to development of various health related issues including hypertension, coronary heart disease and digestive system related disease. Objective: The aim of this study is to demonstrate effect of alcohol consumption on complete blood count(CBC). Materials and Methods: The present cross sectional study is conducted at Kesarsal medical college, Ahmedabad. We select thirty(30) young age men between 20-40 year of age group with history of daily 2 to 3 units of alcohol intake/day for the past 1 to 3 years duration. Another thirty(30) men having same age of first(case) group, who were alcohol abstainers, served as controls. Hematological parameters of both groups were measured by using medonic (merck) Automated Hematology Analyzer. Data were presented as means±SD, and analyzed using the online student T-test. Results: Mean corpuscular volume(MCV) value is found to be raised in case group 92±8 fl as compared to control 85±4 fl.The mean platelet concentration is found to be low 213±68(x 10 3 /LL) as compared to control group 213±68(x 10 3 /LL). Conclusion: From our study we conclude that drinking of alcohol even for a short or moderate duration can affect various hematological parameter like platelet count and mean corpuscular volume(MCV).
Background: Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly i... more Background: Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. There are many Techniques available for Detection of malarial parasite from the blood. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine efficacy of different methods for detection of malaria parasite. Methodology: Total 5344 blood samples that came to pathology laboratory are investigated for malarial parasite by different technique like thin smear and Thick smear that is stained by Gimsa stain and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for detection of malarial parasite. Result: Among total 5354 samples were collected 305(5.7%) were found to be positive for malaria of the positive samples 300(98.36%) were positive by Thick smear, 221(72.45%) were positive by Thin smear and 281(92.13%) were positive by Antigen detection method. Among them 211(69.18%) cases of P. Vivax, 77(25.24%) cases of P. falciparum and 17(5.6%) had a mixed infection. Sensitivity of Thick smear is 98.36%, thin smear 72.45% and for antigen detection method it was 92.13%. Conclusion: Detection of malarial parasite can be best done by combination of Antigen detection method and by Microscopic Examination of Thick smear.
Background: Alcoholism is a major public health problem. Consumption of excessive amount of alcoh... more Background: Alcoholism is a major public health problem. Consumption of excessive amount of alcohol for longer duration of period lead to development of various health related issues including hypertension, coronary heart disease and digestive system related disease. Objective: The aim of this study is to demonstrate effect of alcohol consumption on complete blood count(CBC). Materials and Methods: The present cross sectional study is conducted at Kesarsal medical college, Ahmedabad. We select thirty(30) young age men between 20-40 year of age group with history of daily 2 to 3 units of alcohol intake/day for the past 1 to 3 years duration. Another thirty(30) men having same age of first(case) group, who were alcohol abstainers, served as controls. Hematological parameters of both groups were measured by using medonic (merck) Automated Hematology Analyzer. Data were presented as means±SD, and analyzed using the online student T-test. Results: Mean corpuscular volume(MCV) value is found to be raised in case group 92±8 fl as compared to control 85±4 fl.The mean platelet concentration is found to be low 213±68(x 10 3 /LL) as compared to control group 213±68(x 10 3 /LL). Conclusion: From our study we conclude that drinking of alcohol even for a short or moderate duration can affect various hematological parameter like platelet count and mean corpuscular volume(MCV).
Background: Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly i... more Background: Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. There are many Techniques available for Detection of malarial parasite from the blood. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine efficacy of different methods for detection of malaria parasite. Methodology: Total 5344 blood samples that came to pathology laboratory are investigated for malarial parasite by different technique like thin smear and Thick smear that is stained by Gimsa stain and Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for detection of malarial parasite. Result: Among total 5354 samples were collected 305(5.7%) were found to be positive for malaria of the positive samples 300(98.36%) were positive by Thick smear, 221(72.45%) were positive by Thin smear and 281(92.13%) were positive by Antigen detection method. Among them 211(69.18%) cases of P. Vivax, 77(25.24%) cases of P. falciparum and 17(5.6%) had a mixed infection. Sensitivity of Thick smear is 98.36%, thin smear 72.45% and for antigen detection method it was 92.13%. Conclusion: Detection of malarial parasite can be best done by combination of Antigen detection method and by Microscopic Examination of Thick smear.
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