ABO and Rh blood groups and risk of infection: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Persons with non-O and Rh-positive blood types are purported to be more susceptible to infection, including SARS-CoV-2, but there remains uncertainty about the degree to which this is so for both non-viral and viral infections. Methods We systematically reviewed Embase and PubMed...

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Main Authors: Emily Ana Butler, Rushil Parikh, Sonia M. Grandi, Joel G. Ray, Eyal Cohen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08792-x