ABO Blood Groups and Susceptibility to Brucellosis

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  • Mohsenpour Behzad
    Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
  • Hajibagheri Katayon
    Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
  • Afrasiabian Shahla
    Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
  • Ghaderi Ebrahim
    Kurdistan Research Center for Social Determinants of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
  • Ghasembegloo Saeideh
    Infectious Diseases Department, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

The relationship between blood groups and some infections such as norovirus, cholera, and malaria has been reported. Despite the importance of brucellosis, there is a lack of data on the relationship between blood groups and brucellosis. Thus, in this study, we examined the relationship between blood groups and brucellosis. In this case-control study, the blood groups of 100 patients with brucellosis and 200 healthy individuals were studied. Exclusion criteria for the control group consisted of a positive Coombs Wright test or a history of brucellosis. The chi-square test was used to compare qualitative variables between the two groups. The variables that met inclusion criteria for the regression model were entered into the logistic regression model. A total of 43% patients were female and 57% male; 27% were urban and 73% rural. Regression analysis showed that the likelihood of brucellosis infection was 6.26 times more in people with blood group AB than in those with blood group O (P < 0.001). However, Rh type was not associated with brucellosis infection. Thus, there is a relationship between blood group and brucellosis. People with blood group AB were susceptible to brucellosis, but no difference was observed for brucellosis infection in terms of blood Rh type.

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  • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

    Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 68 (2), 124-127, 2015

    National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

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