It is speculated that in adult patients with COVID-19 blood type A is associated with the worst outcome, while blood type O is associated with mild symptoms.To our knowledge, there has been no such a study investigated ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group types in children with COVID-19 infection yet. Therefore, the study aimed to examine if such a correlation exists in children infected with COVID-19.
Inclusion Criteria:
- The study period consisted between March 2020 and December 2020
- Children with a documented positive COVID-19 nasal smear real-time
reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay were included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who had a past medical history of any chronic illness (related to
respiratory, cardiology, immunology, neurology, metabolic, etc) were excluded.
Mersin City Training & Research Hospital
Mersi̇n, Turkey
Investigator: Ali̇ Özdemi̇r, MD
Contact: 03242251000
aliozdemir@hotmail.com
Ali̇ Özdemi̇r, MD
03242251000
aliozdemir@hotmail.com