Ann Microbiol Immunol | Volume 3, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access

Biochemical Assays and Epidemiological Status of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Patient Attending to Benghazi Children's Hospital

Eman Z Younis^1*, Hayam Elawamy A², Afaf Aldinali³ and Rabia El Ghazal B⁴

¹Department of Biology, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya ²Department of Medical Laboratory, College of Medical Technology, Benghazi, Libya ³Department of Pediatrics and Laboratory, University of Benghazi, Libya ⁴Department of Laboratory, Pediatrics Benghazi, University of Benghazi, Libya

^*Correspondance to: Eman Z Younis 

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Abstract

According to the World Health Organization Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected disease and considered a fatal if left untreated. The current retrospective study describes biochemical parameters and epidemiological of 41 VL patients admitted to a Pediatrics hospital in Benghazi, that came from 7 areas distributed in Libyan, the prevalence rate was higher in males 70.7% than in females 29.3%, the majority of the cases (68.3%) were 12 to 15 years old, contributed to Increase in the level of (aspartate aminotransferase), (alanine aminotransferase), alkaline phosphatase, and (C-Reactive Proteins) were seen in 100, 95.1, 85.4 and 36.5% of cases, respectively.

Keywords:

Visceral leishmaniasis; Leishmania donovani; Bone marrow; C-Reactive Proteins; Benghazi

Citation:

Younis EZ, Khater HF, Hayam Elawamy A, Aldinali A, Rabia El Ghazal B. Biochemical Assays and Epidemiological Status of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Patient Attending to Benghazi Children's Hospital. Ann Microbiol Immunol. 2020; 3(1): 1022..