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No association between histo-blood group antigens and susceptibility to clinical infections with genogroup II norovirus.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2008
Halperin Tamar, Vennema Harry, Koopmans Marion, Kahila Bar-Gal Gila, Kayouf Raid, Sela Tamar, Ambar Ruhama, Klement Eyal
Abstract excerpt
Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis in humans. In the present study, the association between NoV susceptibility and the ABO histo-blood group was studied during 2 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in military units in Israel caused by genogroup II (GII) NoVs. The find...
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