ABO Blood Research Articles

Variation of ABO and RH Blood Groups among Male and Female Medical Students of KIMS, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Variation of ABO and RH Blood Groups among Male and Female Medical Students of KIMS, Hubli, Karnataka, India

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Group among Blood Donors in Latur District of Maharashtra

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Group among Blood Donors in Latur District of Maharashtra

Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Study from a Multispecialty Hospital of Western Uttar Pradesh

Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Study from a Multispecialty Hospital of Western Uttar Pradesh

Frequency of distribution of abo and rhesus (Rh) blood group antigens in the female type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in hail region of Saudi Arabia

Frequency of distribution of abo and rhesus (Rh) blood group antigens in the female type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in hail region of Saudi Arabia

Distibution of ABO and RH (D) Blood Group System among Phase I MBBS Students in North East Karnataka

Distibution of ABO and RH (D) Blood Group System among Phase I MBBS Students in North East Karnataka

Physiology of ABO and Rhesus Blood Group System and its Prevalence and Correlation with Possible Transmission of Infections During Screening in Hassan District

Physiology of ABO and Rhesus Blood Group System and its Prevalence and Correlation with Possible Transmission of Infections During Screening in Hassan District

Determination of Relative Frequency of ABO/Rh Blood Groups in Patients with Bacteremia in Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran

Background: As regards the role of genetics in susceptibility to various diseases and similarity of microorganisms’ superficial monosaccharide to blood group antigens, blood group antigens may be considered as a risk factor for bacteremia. The present study aimed to determine the association between ABO blood groups/Rh and bacteremia risk in our center. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional research consisting of 100 patients with symptoms of bacteremia from March to December 2014. Blood group was determined through tubular method, Cell Type and Back Type. After getting the results, the statistical significance of differences between groups was estimated by Chi-Square Test and Z-test. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 22. Results: Among 100 patients with bacteremia, 48 and 52 were male and female, respectively. The patients’ mean age was 44.34 ± 31.91 years. Enterobacteriaceae (58%) and Staphylococcus aureus (27%) were the most common causes of bacteremia among these patients. In this study, Blood group A was found in 31% of patients, B in 33%, AB in 12% and O in 24%. 91% of patients were Rh positive and 9% were negative. We compared the relative frequency of blood group O with A, B and AB groups (in comparison with normal population in Yazd) and the difference was significant (P value = 0.036). Conclusions: Our results show that there is an association between blood group antigens and chance of developing bacteremia. Conducting other studies with greater sample size is essential.

ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Patients with hypertension: Association with Secretor Status

Aims and objective of the study is to find ABO and Rh blood groups association with secretor status in patients with hypertension. ABO and Rh blood grouping was done by direct agglutination test and secretor status by agglutination inhibition test. 50 controls and 50 hypertensive patients were selected. No association of ABO and Rh blood group with secretor status was found in patients with hypertension.

Norovirus Gastroenteritis in a Birth Cohort in Southern India.

BackgroundNoroviruses are an important cause of gastroenteritis but little is known about disease and re-infection rates in community settings in Asia.MethodsDisease, re-infection rates, strain prevalence and genetic susceptibility to noroviruses were investigated in a birth cohort of 373 Indian children followed up for three years. Stool samples from 1856 diarrheal episodes and 147 vomiting only episodes were screened for norovirus by RT-PCR. Norovirus positivity was correlated with clinical data, secretor status and ABO blood group.ResultsOf 1856 diarrheal episodes, 207 (11.2%) were associated with norovirus, of which 49(2.6%) were norovirus GI, 150(8.1%) norovirus GII, and 8 (0.4%) were mixed infections with both norovirus GI and GII. Of the 147 vomiting only episodes, 30 (20.4%) were positive for norovirus in stool, of which 7 (4.8%) were norovirus GI and 23 (15.6%) GII. At least a third of the children developed norovirus associated diarrhea, with the first episode at a median age of 5 and 8 months for norovirus GI and GII, respectively. Norovirus GI.3 and GII.4 were the predominant genotypes (40.3% and 53.0%) with strain diversity and change in the predominant sub-cluster over time observed among GII viruses. A second episode of norovirus gastroenteritis was documented in 44/174 (25.3%) ever-infected children. Children with the G428A homozygous mutation for inactivation of the FUT2 enzyme (se428se428) were at a significantly lower risk (48/190) of infection with norovirus (p = 0.01).ConclusionsThis is the first report of norovirus documenting disease, re-infection and genetic susceptibility in an Asian birth cohort. The high incidence and apparent lack of genogroupII specific immunity indicate the need for careful studies on further characterization of strains, asymptomatic infection and shedding and immune response to further our understanding of norovirus infection and disease.

Body Mass Index and Distribution of ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups Among the Ranchi communities of North Andaman

Body Mass Index and Distribution of ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups Among the Ranchi communities of North Andaman

Pattern of Abo & Rh blood groups in Multan region

The discovery of various blood group systems has an immense importance in transfusion medicine and medico legal field. The association of certain blood groups with various diseases like peptic ulcer is well established. ABO and Rh blood groups are the main systems to cause blood transfusion reactions. An individual blood group today, is as important as national identity card. In cases of emergency blood transfusion, the blood group data of a population is very much important. The frequency of ABO and Rh blood groups vary throughout the world. It has been observed that group B diminishes in frequency from East to West. ABO and Rh blood group data is well established in Karachi and Lahore areas, but the data is not available from Multan region. In this study six thousands young healthy voluntary blood donors of either sex belonging to Multan region comprising of 5476 males and 524 females were included from "Blood Transfusion Center Nishtar Hospital Multan" and "Fatmid Blood Transfusion Center Multan". The commonest blood group observed in this study was "B" with frequency of 36.95%. The next common was group "0" with frequency of 33.8% followed by group "A" with frequency of 21.92% and group "AB" 7.33%. The frequency distribution of Rh blood group shows that 92.17% of the subjects are Rh-+ve & 7.83% are Rh--ve.

Association of ABO and Rh blood group systems with blood pressure in a population sample from Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan

Background: Abundant literature is available on the association of blood groups to various diseases. It was thus hypothesized that similar linkage may also exist between blood groups and Hypertension, which prompted me to work on this project. Material and Methods: This study was carried out from June 2001 to September 2003 on 1304 subjects out of which 756 were male and 548 were females. Age ranged from 18-65 years. The blood groups and blood pressure were determined in PMRC Research Center KMC Peshawar, by using standard methods. Results: Out of 1304 subjects distribution of blood groups was such that blood group B (30.1%)> O (29.7%) >A (28.5%)>AB (10.1%). No significant difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was found among the all groups. However significant differences existed between the two sexes within blood group B & O for systolic BP and A & O groups for diastolic BP. Significant differences in systolic BP were found between A+ve and O+ve phenotypes only. A-ve males had lower systol ic BP than O-ve males. Substantially more conspicuous Rh factor associated differences became evident among the ABO phenotypes. Nearly similar trends were evident for systolic and diastolic blood pressure as age of both genders of the A, B and AB phenotypes advanced. Statistically significant (P<0.05) increase above the age of 16-20 years group was noticed at least as far as the 41-50 years age groups. Especially highly significant increase in systolic and diastolic Blood pressure in Group A (both males and females) and in Group B and AB (females only) was noticed. Conclusion: It is advisable that the males having blood group O-ve and females having AB-ve should be aware of their blood pressure and maintain it with in the normal limits especially by changing their lifestyle

Discrepancies in ABO and Rh Grouping in Southeast Iran, an Analysis of 3 Years' Experience

Background: ABO and Rh blood grouping discrepancies are significant causes of transfusion-related morbidity and mortality. Most of these errors occur when blood grouping standards are unavailable or misinterpreted. This study determined the rate of such errors among hospitals in Zahedan, a city in southeast Iran. We also assessed the prevalence of ABO and Rh grouping errors in the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization (IBTO) in Zahedan. Method: During the study, 30,254 blood bags were sent to five of Zahedan's hospitals. Pre-transfusion ABO and Rh blood grouping was carried out by slide method. Any sample showing a discrepancy between IBTO and hospital laboratory was returned to IBTO for identification of the error by the American Association of Blood Banking (AABB) standards protocol. Results: We observed 420 discrepancies in the pre-transfusion ABO and Rh blood grouping of 30,254 units, a 1.4 percent error, among Zahedan hospitals. The most common error was misidentification of group A as O (62 cases), while group B was misidentified as O in 41 cases. We discovered critical errors, such as misdiagnosis of A as B and vice versa, which could endanger the patient’s life. We also noted 20 misidentifications in routine IBTO laboratory testing, a 0.02 percent error. Conclusion: The high incidence of pre-transfusion blood grouping errors emphasizes the necessity of always using standard forward and reverse grouping tests in hospitals.

Comparative Study of ABO and RH Blood Grouping by Slide, Test Tube and Gel Card Methods

A Comparative study was carried out on 500 blood donors attending blood bank of a tertiary health care hospital in western UP over a period of 6 months from January 2016 to June 2016. Out of the 500 subjects; only 100 were tested using Gel card method while Slide and Tube methods were used for all cases. Among the subjects, 487 (97.4%) were males and 13 (2.6%) females within the age range of 18–60 years. 477 (95.4%) of the donors were found to be Rh positive while 23 (4.6%) were Rh negative. In comparison of the three methods, overall agreement between methods was good to excellent, with identical results obtained in 97 of 100 (97%) samples tested with all 3 methods. The little difference in 3 of 100 (3%) samples, which was due to the weak reaction between antigen-antibody in the 3 samples, was resolved with the aid of microscope which made the result 100% identical. Results acquired with Gel Card Methods were considered the simplest to interpret and could readily be archived by making a photocopy, which was not possible with the other methods. This study shows that Gel Card Method is better than Slide and Conventional Spin Tube Methods because of its simplicity, stability of results, reproducibility, absence of wash phase with comparable sensitivity and specificity.

Frequency Distribution of ABO and Rh Blood Groups among Donors Attending Blood Bank of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western UP

A Retrospective study was carried out in blood bank of a tertiary health care hospital in western UP over a period of five years from January 2011 to December 2015. A total of 28083 subjects were studied to determine the frequency distribution of ABO and Rh (D). Blood group B was found to be the most common among the subjects with frequency of 36.99% followed by group O (28.97%), A(23.70%) and then AB(10.33%). For Rh (D) positive it was B(34.77%), O(27.20%), A (922.11%) and AB (9.70%). While for Rh negative B(2.22%), O(1.77%), A(1.59%) and AB(0.63%). Among the total subjects 26338(93.78%) were Rh (D) positive and 1745(6.21%) Rh(D) negative within the age range of 18–60 years.

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group antigens in male type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Hail region of Saudi Arabia: High incidences of diabetes mellitus in males with B+ blood type

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group antigens in male type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Hail region of Saudi Arabia: High incidences of diabetes mellitus in males with B+ blood type

Distribution of ABO and RH Blood Grouping in Rural Community of South India: A Population Based Study

Distribution of ABO and RH Blood Grouping in Rural Community of South India: A Population Based Study

ABO and Rh-D blood group distribution in a rural population of Bangladesh

This is an observational cross-sectional study aiming to identify the distribution patterns of ABO and Rh-D blood group in a rural population of Bagerhat District, Bangladesh in order to promote social awareness and safe blood transfusion among the population. After proper ethical consideration, a total of 164 people of a village in Bagerhat District were included in this study. They were selected irrespective of age and sex by systematic random sampling. ABO and Rh-D blood groups were determined by the antigen antibody agglutination test of slide method. The ABO group distribution, O (34.1%), A (26.2%), B (25.6% and AB (14.0%). Of the respondents, 105 (64.0%) were male and 59 (36.0%). The frequency of group O+ve comprised the highest (32.9%) of the samples followed by group A+ve, B+ve and AB+ve. The majority of the subjects were Rh-D positive (94.5%). It is observed that Rh-D positive group is more common in subjects with O group whereas Rh-D negative group is more common in B group. Most common blood group among this village population was O+ve which can safely be transfused to any other group. The study of blood grouping can generate database and create social awareness about self-blood grouping and safe blood transfusion among the population.Mediscope Vol. 2, No. 1: 2015, Pages 22-26

Distribution of Blood groups and BMI Evaluation among school student of Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu

The knowledge of distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups at local and regional levels are helpful in the effective management of blood banks and safe blood transfusion services. Collecting and monitoring BMI in children and youth is a powerful tool in the effort to improve the overall health of the community. A total of 2395 students are screened for ABO and Rh blood group and BMI. ABO and Rh blood typing results reveal that O group is most frequent and AB is the least frequent groups and 93.98% are Rh Positive while 6.02% are Rh negative. Out of 76 colour blind, 61 are males; 15 are females. The percentage of blood groups in students follows as O> B>A1>A1B>A2>A2B. Results of BMI showed high frequency underweight category, which reflects the nutritional deficiency among the school students.

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus blood group systems among blood donors in Sokoto North-western Nigeria

The ABO and Rhesus (Rh) are considered the most vital blood group systems in transfusion practice and their distribution is determined by genetics and environmental factors. We determined the distribution of ABO and Rh blood group systems among blood donors in Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria by conducting a retrospective study over a two-year period (1st Jan 2012 to 31st Dec 2013) at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria. Blood donor records were studied for the distribution of ABO and Rh blood group systems while the Ag-Ab agglutination method using the tile technique was employed for blood group determination. Microsoft Excel 2010 was used to analyze the generated data into simple proportions and percentages. A total of 8,975 blood donors were attended to and the ABO group distribution was; O 4,659 (51.91%), B 2,109 (23.50%), A 1,865 (20.78%) and AB 342 (3.18%). While the Rh group distribution was 8,657 (96.46%) and 318 (3.54%) for Rh D positive and Rh D negative respectively. The blood group O was the commonest among the ABO group while majority of the donors were Rh positive. Our data can serve as a guide in formulating blood banking and transfusion services for hospitals in Sokoto, North-western Nigeria.