ABSTRACT
The microfilarial density of Wuchereria bancrofti was compared in finger-prick and venous blood samples at the Medical Centre for Expatriate Labour Examination. Blood samples were taken from laboratory diagnosed cases of filariasis. A significant difference in the microfilarial density determined in finger-prick and venipuncture samples was noted. The number of microfilariae in finger-prick blood was three times higher than that found in venipuncture blood [p <0.025] The findings suggest that there may possibly be an obstruction to the movement of microfilariae in capillary beds with the result that the the microfilariae are retained on the arteriolar side
Subject(s)
Wuchereria bancrofti/isolation & purification , Blood Chemical Analysis , Fingers , Phlebotomy/methodsABSTRACT
A Sri Lankan female developed the typical signs and symptoms of malaria one month after her arrival in Kuwait. She was treated twice with chloroquine [25 mg/kg body weight] for five days followed by radical treatment with chloroquine and primaquine weekly for eight weeks. A true relapse with Plasmodium vivax was observed after these treatments. This shows an apparent case of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax malaria detected in Kuwait in a Sri Lankan lady who had contracted the disease in her home country