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Association of recurrent vaginal candidiasis and secretory ABO and Lewis phenotype.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 1997
Chaim W, Foxman B, Sobel J D
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between ABO-Le secretor phenotype and susceptibility to recurrent idiopathic vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) was investigated. ABO and Lewis blood typing was done for 38 women with RVVC (case-patients) and for women in 2 control groups, consisting of 58 healthy women, who were friends identified by case-patients, and 38 race-matched, healthy hospital employees. The 3 groups were similar with...
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