AJTMH ASTMH MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION: astmh@astmh.org
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 65(2), 2001, pp. 138-142
Copyright © 2001 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Menendez, C
Right arrow Articles by Alonso, P.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Menendez, C
Right arrow Articles by Alonso, P.
Related Collections
Right arrow Malaria
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol 65, Issue 2, 138-142
Copyright © 2001 by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Research Articles


Effect of malaria on soluble transferrin receptor levels in Tanzanian infants

C Menendez, LL Quinto, E Kahigwa, L Alvarez, R Fernandez, N Gimenez, D Schellenberg, JJ Aponte, M Tanner, and PL Alonso

The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in malaria endemic areas is complicated by the influence of the infection on the laboratory tests conventionally used to assess iron status. Determination of soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) levels has been shown to be a sensitive indicator of iron deficiency in adults and is not affected by a range of infectious and inflammatory conditions. The utility of sTfR levels in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in malaria endemic areas remains unresolved. Three hundred and fourteen infants in a rural area of southern Tanzania living under conditions of intense and perennial malaria transmission were studied to determine the utility of sTfR plasma levels in the assessment of iron deficiency anemia. Independent of the presence of anemia, malaria parasitemia was associated with a significant increase in sTfR plasma levels that were even higher than those found in iron deficiency anemia. We conclude that the measurement of sTfR levels does not have a role in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in young children exposed to malaria infection.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Ann Clin BiochemHome page
C. A Northrop-Clewes
Interpreting indicators of iron status during an acute phase response - lessons from malaria and human immunodeficiency virus
Ann Clin Biochem, January 1, 2008; 45(1): 18 - 32.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
M. B Zimmermann, L. Molinari, F. Staubli-Asobayire, S. Y Hess, N. Chaouki, P. Adou, and R. F Hurrell
Serum transferrin receptor and zinc protoporphyrin as indicators of iron status in African children
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, March 1, 2005; 81(3): 615 - 623.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am J Trop Med HygHome page
D. SCHELLENBERG, E. KAHIGWA, S. SANZ, J. J. APONTE, H. MSHINDA, P. ALONSO, and C. MENENDEZ
A RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF TWO ANEMIA TREATMENT REGIMENS IN TANZANIAN CHILDREN
Am J Trop Med Hyg, October 1, 2004; 71(4): 428 - 433.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am J Trop Med HygHome page
C. MENENDEZ, D. SCHELLENBERG, L. QUINTO, E. KAHIGWA, L. ALVAREZ, J. J. APONTE, and P. L. ALONSO
THE EFFECTS OF SHORT-TERM IRON SUPPLEMENTATION ON IRON STATUS IN INFANTS IN MALARIA-ENDEMIC AREAS
Am J Trop Med Hyg, October 1, 2004; 71(4): 434 - 440.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Am. J. Clin. Nutr.Home page
H. Verhoef, C. E West, P. Ndeto, J. Burema, Y. Beguin, and F. J Kok
Serum transferrin receptor concentration indicates increased erythropoiesis in Kenyan children with asymptomatic malaria
Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, December 1, 2001; 74(6): 767 - 775.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 2001 by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.