Open AccessDoes ABO Blood Groups Affect Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients?
Author(s) -
Gagan Kumar,
Rahul Nanchal,
Martin Hererra,
Ankit Sakhuja,
Dhaval Patel,
Mark Meersman,
Drew Dalton,
Achuta Kumar Guddati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1927-1220
pISSN - 1927-1212
DOI - 10.14740/jh824
Subject(s) - medicine , abo blood group system , mechanical ventilation , intensive care unit , logistic regression , mortality rate , observational study
Blood group type A has been associated with increased susceptibility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection when compared to group O. The aim of our study was to examine outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients among blood groups A and O.