Journal of Immunological Techniques & Infectious Diseases ISSN: 2329-9541

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Research Article, J Immunol Tech Infect Dis Vol: 5 Issue: 1

Effect of Quinine Therapy on Renal Function Parameters in Pregnant Women Infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Gezira State

Ibrahim W1 and Nour Eldaim EE2*
1Clinical Immunology, College of Applied medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
2Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
Corresponding author : Nour Eldaim Elnoman Elbadawi
Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Shaqra University, Saudi Arabia
Tel: 00966543808051
Email: noureldaim@hotmail.com
Received: March 30, 2015 Accepted: June 02, 2015 Published: June 06, 2015
Citation: Ibrahim W, Nour Eldaim EE (2016) Effect of Quinine Therapy on Renal Function Parameters in Pregnant Women Infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Gezira State. J Immunol Tech Infect Dis 5:1. doi:10.4172/2329-9541.1000133

Abstract

Effect of Quinine Therapy on Renal Function Parameters in Pregnant Women Infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Gezira State

To examine the role of quinine treatment for P. falciparum malaria during pregnancy in alteration of renal function parameters and correlate the effect of treatment on renal parameters to severity of malaria. 150 pregnant women with P. falciparum malaria, together with fifty healthy pregnant women as controls. Serum levels of creatinine, sodium, and potassium as well as blood urea were tested in the two groups. Disease severity was evaluated, by dividing patients into two subgroups of severe and uncomplicated, as part of the correlation. The resulted data statistically analyzed.

Keywords: Malaria in pregnancy; Quinine; Renal function parameters

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