ABO blood group distribution in serum hepatitis.
A disproportionate excess of blood group O was found in a circumscribed outbreak of serum hepatitis among patients and staff of a haemodialysis unit. The more severe cases were also mostly of group O. This suggests that host factors may be important in the genesis of this disease.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D003428:Cross Infection; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006509:Hepatitis B; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013223:Statistics as Topic
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System