Article
Association of Lewis blood group phenotypes with urinary tract infection in children.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 1994
Jantausch B A, Criss V R, O'Donnell R, Wiedermann B L, Majd M, Rushton H G, Shirey R S, Luban N L
Abstract excerpt
Many blood group antigens, genetically controlled carbohydrate molecules, are found on the surface of uroepithelial cells and may affect bacterial adherence and increase the frequency of urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults. Sixty-two children aged 2 weeks to 17 years (mean, 2.3 years) who wer...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Bacteriuria
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Lewis Blood Group Antigens
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Phenotype
- Urinary Tract Infections