Blood group, secretor status and susceptibility to bacterial meningitis

C C Blackwell; K Jonsdottir; D M Weir; M F Hanson; K A Cartwright; J Stewart; D Jones; I Mohammed

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb02420.x

Blood group, secretor status and susceptibility to bacterial meningitis

FEMS Microbiol Immunol. 1989 Jun;1(6-7):351-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb02420.x.

Authors

C C Blackwell¹, K Jonsdottir, D M Weir, M F Hanson, K A Cartwright, J Stewart, D Jones, I Mohammed

Affiliation

¹ Department of Bacteriology, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, U.K.

PMID: 2698730
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb02420.x

Abstract

Epidemiological evidence is summarized for associations of ABO blood group and secretor status with susceptibility to invasive disease due to capsulate organisms responsible for the majority of bacterial meningitis. Host-parasite interactions that might underly these findings are proposed and evidence to support or refute them provided.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Bacterial Infections / blood*
Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
Bacterial Infections / immunology
Blood Group Antigens* / immunology
Epidemiologic Factors
Humans
Immunoglobulin A / metabolism
Meningitis / blood*
Meningitis / epidemiology
Meningitis / immunology

Substances

Blood Group Antigens
Immunoglobulin A