SynthesisTransfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis2021
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the susceptibility of ABO blood group to COVID-19 infection.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- ABO blood group and risk of COVID-19 infection and complications: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Transfusion · 2022Pooled it
- Olive Leaves as a Potential Phytotherapy in the Treatment of COVID-19 Disease; A Mini-Review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
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- Do certain blood groups increase COVID-19 severity and mortality?Global epidemiology · 2025Article
- Post-Vaccination COVID-19 Side Effects and ABO Blood Type Correlation Among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Differential expression ofJournal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- Blood Group Variations in COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma and Regular Blood Donors: A Comparative Analysis in the Serbian Population.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Investigating ABO Blood Groups and Secretor Status in Relation to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 Severity.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Association between ABO blood type and coronavirus disease 2019 severe outcomes across dominant variant strains.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Association between ABO blood groups and SARS-CoV-2 infection in blood donors of Puglia region.Annals of hematology · 2023Observational
- ABO blood group and rhesus factor association with inpatient COVID-19 mortality and severity: a two-year retrospective review.Blood research · 2023Article
- Impact of ABO Blood Group, Hematological, and Biochemical Abnormalities on Incidence of Patients Infected with COVID-19.Archives of Razi Institute · 2023Article
- Blood Type Associated with the Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Pregnant Women.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- A large cohort study of the effects of Lewis, ABO, 13 other blood groups, and secretor status on COVID-19 susceptibility, severity, and long COVID-19.Transfusion · 2023Article
- Correlation of SARS-CoV-2 infection severity with ABO blood groups and RhD antigen: a case-control study.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Observational
- Prevalence and Association of Transfusion Transmitted Infections with ABO and Rh Blood Groups among Blood Donors in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia: A 7-Year Retrospective Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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- The Role of ABO Blood Type in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies investigate the association between the ABO blood groups and the occurrence of COVID-19 infection; discordant findings were reported. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the existing evidence on the susceptibility of the ABO blood group to COVID-19 infection.
methodsSystematically searched published articles in PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and EMBASE between 1 st January 2020 and 21 st March 2021. After quality control and the exclusion of irrelevant studies, 16 studies were included in the final analysis.
resultsAlthough the random-effect meta-analysis revealed a large heterogeneity among studies, I 2 = 99.197 %. The pooled event rates and (95 % CIs) for A, O, B, and AB blood group were 0.459 (95 %CI: 0.358-0.441), 0.342 (95 %CI: 0.298-0.374), 0.180 (95 %CI: 0.150-0.214), and 0.076 (95 %CI: 0.055-0.127), respectively. These results indicated that the COVID-19 infection rate was higher in persons with blood group A > O > B > AB. Overall, the ABO blood group's vulnerability to COVID-19 infection was statistically significant (pooled p -value<0.001).
conclusionThis meta-analysis offers a further indication of blood group A individuals' vulnerability to COVID-19 infection, and blood type AB are linked to a lower risk of COVID-19 infection.
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