Blood group, secretor status and susceptibility to bacterial meningitis.
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.
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Department of Bacteriology, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, U.K.
Jonsdottir
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Weir
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Hanson
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Cartwright
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Stewart
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Jones
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Mohammed
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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
D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007070:Immunoglobulin A