ABO Blood Groups and the Risk of Diarrhea Due to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Todetermine whether blood group 0 persons are at higher risk for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli(ETEC) diarrhea, a case-control study was done for 17 months among rural Bangladeshis who were under systematic surveillance for diarrhea. Cases were children

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1991-06, Vol.163 (6), p.1243-1246
Main Authors: van Loon, Frederik P. L., Clemens, John D., Sack, David A., Rao, M. R., Ahmed, Faruque, Chowdhury, Shahriar, Harris, Jeffrey R., Ali, Md, Chakraborty, J., Khan, M. R., Neogy, P. K., Svennerholm, A. M., Holmgren, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ABO Blood-Group System
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the digestive system and abdomen
Bacterial Toxins - biosynthesis
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Blood grouping
Blood groups
Case-Control Studies
Child, Preschool
Cholera
Diarrhea
Diarrhea, Infantile - blood
Diarrhea, Infantile - epidemiology
Disease risk
Enterotoxins - biosynthesis
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli - metabolism
Escherichia coli Infections - blood
Escherichia coli Infections - epidemiology
Escherichia coli Proteins
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infections
Infectious diseases
Major Articles
Medical sciences
Phenotypes
Risk Factors
Rural Population
Toxins
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Summary:Todetermine whether blood group 0 persons are at higher risk for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli(ETEC) diarrhea, a case-control study was done for 17 months among rural Bangladeshis who were under systematic surveillance for diarrhea. Cases were children
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/163.6.1243