title: Blood group, secretor status and susceptibility to bacterial meningitis.
abstract: Epidemiological evidence is summarized for associations of ABO blood group and secretor status with susceptibility to invasive disease due to capsulate organisms responsible for the majority of bacterial meningitis. Host-parasite interactions that might underly these findings are proposed and evidence to support or refute them provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Blackwell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jonsdottir
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Cartwright
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohammed
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000378:metabolism; D008581:Meningitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007070:Immunoglobulin A