M'Bouye Doucoure, Amatigue Zeguime, Amadou Niangaly, Merepen A Guindo, Justin Y A Doritchamou, Mahamadoun H Assadou, Abdoulaye Katile, Moussa B Kanoute, Sidiki Perou, Adama Ouattara, Sintry Sanogo, Boucary Ouologuem, Souleymane Traore, Bakary Dao, Drissa Dembele, Mamady Kone, Bourama Kamate, Kourane Sissoko, Seydou Sankare, Sadio Diarra, Amagana Dolo, Mahamadou S Sissoko, Jennifer C C Hume, David Cook, Sara A Healy, J Patrick Gorres, Boubacar Traoré, Jordyn Gamiel, Patrick E Duffy, Issaka Sagara
The interpretation of a laboratory test result requires an appropriate reference range established in healthy subjects, and normal ranges may vary by factors such as geographic region, sex, and age. We examined hematological and clinical chemistry parameters in healthy residents at two rural vaccine trial sites: Bancoumana and Doneguebougou in Mali, West Africa. During screening of clinical studies in 2018 and 2019, peripheral blood samples from 1,192 apparently healthy individuals age 6 months to 82 years were analyzed at a laboratory accredited by the College of American Pathologists for a complete blood count, and creatinine and/or alanine aminotransferase levels...
March 26, 2024: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene