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. 2009 Mar 9;77(5):2059–2064. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01571-08

TABLE 5.

Association between rotavirus diarrhea and Lewis blood group phenotypes in BC children

Lewis phenotype No. (%) of children:
Pa
With rotavirus infection (n = 63) Without rotavirus infection (n = 89)
Le(a−b+) 45 (71) 60 (67) 0.727
Le(a+b−) 18 (29) 29 (33) 0.727
a

Statistical analysis was done for the relationship between children with the Le(a−b+) phenotype and rotavirus infection and for the relationship between children with the Le(a+b−) phenotype and rotavirus infection.