Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria

Hayette Sénia Bensaber; Yamna Berrahou; Ouafa Badre; Leila Belhabri; Bachir Kaddour; Fatima Zohra El Kebir; Tewfik Sahraoui

doi:10.5114/amsa.2023.125393

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Clinical research

Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria

Hayette Sénia Bensaber

^{1, 2}

,

Yamna Berrahou

²

,

Ouafa Badre

²

,

Leila Belhabri

³

,

Bachir Kaddour

⁴

,

Fatima Zohra El Kebir

¹

,

Tewfik Sahraoui

¹

Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Differentiation (LBDD), Ahmed ben Bella Oran 1 University, Ora, Algeria
Department of Applied Molecular Genetics (GMA), Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences, Mohamed Boudiaf’ Oran University of Science and Technology (USTOMB), Bir El Djir, Algieria
Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Pasteur Institute of Algeria (IPA), Antenna of Oran, Algeria
Department of Pneumo-Phthisiology and Infectious Diseases, the Local Public Health Establishment, Béni Saf (EPSP Béni Saf), Algieria

Arch Med Sci Aging 2023; 6: e1–e5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/amsa.2023.125393

Online publish date: 2023/02/27

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Sénia Bensaber H, Berrahou Y, Badre O, et al. Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria. Archives of Medical Science - Aging. 2023;6(1):1-5. doi:10.5114/amsa.2023.125393.

APA

Sénia Bensaber, H., Berrahou, Y., Badre, O., Belhabri, L., Kaddour, B.,  & Zohra El Kebir, F. et al. (2023). Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria. Archives of Medical Science - Aging, 6(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.5114/amsa.2023.125393

Chicago

Sénia Bensaber, Hayette, Yamna Berrahou, Ouafa Badre, Leila Belhabri, Bachir Kaddour, Fatima Zohra El Kebir,  and Tewfik Sahraoui. 2023. "Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria". Archives of Medical Science - Aging 6 (1): 1-5. doi:10.5114/amsa.2023.125393.

Harvard

Sénia Bensaber, H., Berrahou, Y., Badre, O., Belhabri, L., Kaddour, B., Zohra El Kebir, F.,  and Sahraoui, T. (2023). Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria. Archives of Medical Science - Aging, 6(1), pp.1-5. https://doi.org/10.5114/amsa.2023.125393

MLA

Sénia Bensaber, Hayette et al. "Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria." Archives of Medical Science - Aging, vol. 6, no. 1, 2023, pp. 1-5. doi:10.5114/amsa.2023.125393.

Vancouver

Sénia Bensaber H, Berrahou Y, Badre O, Belhabri L, Kaddour B, Zohra El Kebir F et al. Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus 
and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria. Archives of Medical Science - Aging. 2023;6(1):1-5. doi:10.5114/amsa.2023.125393.

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Introduction
Since the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in March 2019, scientists have been trying first to define the virus, the disease and even the factors that exacerbate the situation. Questions have arisen about the relationship between the patient’s blood type, rhesus and the development of a COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not there is a correlation between blood types, rhesus and COVID-19 disease, as well as its severity.

Material and methods
We conducted a retrospective study of 7 months from August 2021 to February 2022, involving 59 patients with 33 male and 26 female subjects suspected of being infected with COVID-19, between the ages of 14 and 90. These patients were recruited from the Pasteur Institute “Oran Annex” and the Local Public Health Facility (EPSP BENI SAF). RT-qPCR techniques and blood grouping were used to determine the blood type of patients and whether or not they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Patient information was retrieved from both facilities from medical records.

Results
According to our results, 83% of patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 17% tested negative. The proportion of the O-group among those infected with SARS-CoV-2 (66%) was lower than in healthy patients (70%), while the proportion of the A-group (20%) was higher in negative patients than in positive patients (17%). The percentage of blood type B was identical in the affected and healthy groups (10%), while the AB group was present in affected patients (7%) and was completely absent in healthy patients. The p-value was 1 and this indicates that the link between blood type and COVID-19 infection is not significant.

Conclusions
In light of our findings, there is a correlation between rhesus and the age of patients during the development of COVID-19 infection.

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Association between ABO blood groups, rhesus and SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 disease in a population of western Algeria

Hayette Sénia Bensaber 1, 2 , Yamna Berrahou 2 , Ouafa Badre 2 , Leila Belhabri 3 , Bachir Kaddour 4 , Fatima Zohra El Kebir 1 , Tewfik Sahraoui 1

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, blood groups, rhesus, comorbidities

Hayette Sénia Bensaber

^{1, 2}

,

Yamna Berrahou

²

,

Ouafa Badre

²

,

Leila Belhabri

³

,

Bachir Kaddour

⁴

,

Fatima Zohra El Kebir

¹

,

Tewfik Sahraoui

¹