ESR1 and acute kidney injury: In P. falciparum, there was a significant graded decrease in hemoglobin (P<0.001), platelet count (P = 0.002) and serum sodium (P = 0.008) with worsening severity of AKI, whereas, a significant graded increase was noted for ESR (P<0.001), total and direct bilirubin (P<0.001), AST (P<0.001), ALP (P = 0.01) and proportion of microscopic hematuria (P = 0.008).