Associations between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death

Recent evidence has suggested that blood type may be associated with severe COVID-19. Here, the authors use data from ~14,000 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 at a New York City hospital, and find that certain ABO and Rh blood types are associated with infection, intubation, and death.

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Main Authors: Michael Zietz, Jason Zucker, Nicholas P. Tatonetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19623-x
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spelling doaj-fee6c7193bca4afdb6a44c97ae4c21a02021-05-11T08:36:13ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-11-011111610.1038/s41467-020-19623-xAssociations between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and deathMichael Zietz0Jason Zucker1Nicholas P. Tatonetti2Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDepartment of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterDepartment of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical CenterRecent evidence has suggested that blood type may be associated with severe COVID-19. Here, the authors use data from ~14,000 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 at a New York City hospital, and find that certain ABO and Rh blood types are associated with infection, intubation, and death.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19623-x
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title_short Associations between blood type and COVID-19 infection, intubation, and death
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description Recent evidence has suggested that blood type may be associated with severe COVID-19. Here, the authors use data from ~14,000 individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 at a New York City hospital, and find that certain ABO and Rh blood types are associated with infection, intubation, and death.
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