ALBUMIN COBALT BINDING OR ISCHAEMIA MODIFIED ALBUMIN: A TEST OF GREAT PROGNOSTIC VALUE IN MALARIA

• Main Authors: Kinjalka Ghosh, M G Muddeshwar, Monoj Lokhande, Kanjaksha Ghosh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-06-01
• Series: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
• Subjects: Malaria , Complicated malaria, Cobalt albumin binding assay, Vivax malaria , Falciparum malaria.
• Online Access: http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/2949

Background :  We evaluated albumin cobalt binding (ACB) assay as a prognostic marker for severe malaria  in a medical college setting . Methods :Consecutive adult patients admitted with both vivax and falciparum malaria were evaluated with ACB assay at the time of admission. Detailed work up and individual patient directed management were instituted in addition to immediate artemisin based antimalarial therapy. Results :100 consecutive patient ( 50 with vivax and 50 with falciparum malaria ) were evaluated . Reference range for ACB assay was established using 50 adult healthy ( 25 male and 25 female ) individuals . 16 out of 50 p. falciparum infected developed complicated malaria. All malaria infected patients had high ACB levels ( P<0.0001). There was step wise increase in ACB levels from healthy volunteers to different category of malaria( P<0.0001 ) without any overlap.    Conclusion: ACB can be used as a robust simple and cheap prognostic marker for organ dysfunction in  severe malaria.