... urea, creatinine, bilirubin, alanine aminotrans-ferase, alkaline phosphatase, total protein, albumin, Fe and total Fe-binding capacity (TIBC) were estimated on anOlympus AU-400 Autoanalyser ... (1997) Iron, infection, and anaemia of in ammation.Clin Infect Dis 25, 888–895.Lipschitz DA, Cook JD & Finch CA (1974) A clinical evaluation of serum ferritin as an index of iron status. ... out.The result of Fe supplementation in the present studywas a persistent and sequential increase in blood haemo-globin, TEC and PCV in all groups. The increase in blood haemoglobin, PCV and MCV was...