title: Relation of parasitic infection to blood group in El Minia Governorate, Egypt.
abstract: 148 patients attending the outpatient Tropical Medicine clinic, El Minia University Hospital were studied for parasitic infections in relation to ABO blood groups. There was a statistically significant relationship between G. lamblia infection (69.23%) and blood group (A), as well as a tendency of blood group B to be excess among cases of E. coli (46.15%). On the other hand S. haematobium, S. mansoni, H. nana, E. vermicularis, A. lumbricoides and E. histolytica showed no significant relationship to ABO blood groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of El Minia, Egypt.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gabr
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mandour
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D004534:Egypt; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000097:blood*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System