Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Is platelet profile associated with clinical complications in patients with vivax and falciparum malaria in Colombia?
Answer: Young age, longer duration of illness and higher parasitemia are associated with severe thrombocytopenia. Our study showed that thrombocytopenia is related to malaria complications, especially liver dysfunction. High PDW in patients with severe malaria may explain the mechanisms of thrombocytopenia that is common in this group of patients.
Output (English): yes