[Evaluation of the genotoxic effect of malaria in a cohort of patients in Medellín and Quibdó].

Introduction: During malaria infection, both parasite and host are under the effects of oxidative stress due to the increased production of reactive oxygen species, which can induce DNA damage by its genotoxic effects.

Objective: To evaluate genotoxic effects in human lymphocytes in a cohort of patients with malaria from Medellin and Quibdó.

Methods: We performed an observational cross sectional study in 100 individuals with malaria and 100 healthy controls.