Diagnosis of human fascioliasis in Arusha region, northern Tanzania by microscopy and clinical manifestations in patients

Table 2 Results of Hematology and Biochemistry tests done

Test Procedure done and tools used	Number tested out of 305	Recorded readings	Normal Ranges
Blood sugar test using one-touch auto test kit	198	Fasting 5.5 mmol/L	Fasting 2.0 – 4.0 mmol/L
Blood sugar test using one-touch auto test kit	198	Random 12.0 mmol/L	Random 3.5 – 7.0 mmol/L
Liver enzymes/function tests using Statfax Chemwell auto analyser	152	AST 50–65 U/L	AST <50 U/L
		ALT 55–65 U/L	ALT < 45 U/L
		Direct Bilirubin 0.6-0.9 mg/dL	Direct Bilirubin 0.2-0.4 mg/dL
Haematology complete blood picture including Hb, levels of MCV, MCH & MCHC; using D-Cell 30 auto haematology 3 index analyser	207	Eosinophils 0.6-1.4 %	Eosinophilis <0.4 %
		Hb 9.5-11 g/dL	Hb 11–14 g/dL
		MCV 60–66 fL	MCV 70 fL
		MCH 20–26 g/dL	MCH 32.5 g/dL

* Amino transferases, were slightly elevated (normal ranges AST <46 U/L, ALT < 50 U/L)
** Direct bilirubin (normal range <0.5 md/dL) was markedly raised. *** In some patients the eosinophilia was highly marked
****The MCV and MCH concentrations were markedly below the normal range. Normal ranges for random blood sugar (3.5 – 5.5 mmol/L), Hb (11.0 – 14.0 g/dL)

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