ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGENS AND PECULIARITIES OF ANTIINFECTIOUS RESISTANCE

Erythrocyte antigens and peculiarities of antiinfectious resistance, E . B. Zhiburt, N. B. Serebryanaya, A. I. Ionova, E. V. Trofimenko, V. V . Dyakova, Military Medical Academy, St, Petersburg, Russia. Prevalenc e of antibodies to cytomegalovirus and toxoplasma has been investigate d among 515 blood donors. Specific IgG antibodies have been detected i n blood by ELISA. Difference of seropositivity in respect to red blood cell phenotype (blood group system ABO and D-antigen from Rhesus syst em) has been evaluated. Among young men in North-West of Russia 3/4 ha ve antibodies to cytomegalovirus and 1/3 have antibodies to toxoplasma . Antibodies to cytomegalovirus are detected in persons with blood gro up O (I) about two times more frequently (85.4%) than in persons with blood group AB (IV) (47.7%). The proportion of seropositive to toxopla sma persons with blood group AB (IV) (54.8%) two times exceeds one amo ng donors with blood group O (I) (25.2%). Determined relations between antiviral and antiprotosoan resistance with blood group erythrocyte a ntigens must be accounted in clinical and preventive medicine.