| Literature DB >> 18171286 |
Tamar Halperin1, Harry Vennema, Marion Koopmans, Gila Kahila Bar-Gal, Raid Kayouf, Tamar Sela, Ruhama Ambar, Eyal Klement.
Abstract
Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis in humans. In the present study, the association between NoV susceptibility and the ABO histo-blood group was studied during 2 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in military units in Israel caused by genogroup II (GII) NoVs. The findings demonstrate that, unlike for genogroup I of NoV, there is no association between the ABO histo-blood group and clinical infection with GII NoVs. This is the largest study to test the association between NoVs, proven clinical infection with GII, and the ABO histo-blood group.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18171286 DOI: 10.1086/524145
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226