National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Dengue virus infection is a major public health problem in urban, semi-urban and rural India. At times, the platelet count is the only accessory laboratory test available in the peripheral areas. Thrombocytopenia in clinically suspected patients of dengue infection can serve as a predictor of DHF or DSS and guide in the institution of early supportive and maintenance therapy. Hence in this study, correlation of platelet count with dengue parameters was done keeping in mind the constraints in the facilities in the peripheral health system. The study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital. A total of 86 serum samples were subjected to NS1 ELISA and IgM ELISA. Platelet count of all the patients was noted. Chi square test was applied for analysis of categorical data. Out of 86 clinically suspected cases, 64 patients were positive for dengue parameters and remaining 22 patients were negative. There was good association between low platelet count and dengue positive parameters than with dengue negative parameters. (P value < 0.001) In clinically suspected cases of dengue infection, if thrombocytopenia is observed, early and prompt therapy should be instituted in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to complications of dengue infection.
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