The ABO, Lewis or P blood group phenotypes are not associated with recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease.

doi:10.1159/000293139

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The ABO, Lewis or P blood group phenotypes are not associated with recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease.

Gynecologic and obstetric investigation - 1 Jan 1991

Lurie S, Sigler E, Fenakel K

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An assumption that ABO, Lewis, or P blood group phenotypes are associated with recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in a similar way as with recurrent urinary tract infection has been tried to establish. Of 20 patients with PID 9 (45%) had blood type A, 6 (30%) type B, 1 (5%) type AB and 4...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Adult
Female
Humans
Lewis Blood Group Antigens
P Blood-Group System
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Phenotype
Recurrence

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