Background and objectives Reports on the association of the ABO phenotypes with infection
by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus have mostly come from countries with high infection rates. This …

Background and Objectives: The susceptibility of pregnant patients at term to SARS-CoV-2
infection regarding the ABO and Rh blood group polymorphism was analyzed in this study …

Introduction: Previous studies have linked the relationship between ABO blood group and
COVID-19 infection. However, existing evidence is preliminary and controversial. This meta …

Glycoproteins of enveloped viruses replicating in nonprimate mammalian cells carry α‐1, 3‐
galactose (α‐Gal) glycans, and can bind to anti‐Gal antibodies which are abundant in …

Background: There is conflicting data in the literature about the association of ABO blood
type and susceptibility to COVID-19 infection. Moreover, very few studies have examined the …

Background 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 …

Introducción: La COVID-19 tiene el potencial de impactar en cualquier grupo poblacional,
sin embargo, los adultos mayores presentan un peor pronóstico y una mayor tasa de …

To the Editor—We read with interest the article by Zhao and colleagues [1] who described a
relationship between the ABO blood groups and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Aim: This study investigates the association between ABO blood phenotype and COVID-19
severity, measured by intensive care unit admission, need for intubation, hospitalization …

The use of convalescent plasma (CP) transfusions for patients with coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) has gained great interest during the severe acute respiratory syndrome …