Seroprevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies in a young adult population sample living in Verona

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 38-41

  Ferrari, M ^a   Poli, A ^a   Olivieri, M ^a   Tardivo, S ^a   Biasin, C ^a   Balestreri, F ^a   Dal Molin, G ^b   Lo Cascio, V ^a   Campello, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Risk factors; Seroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLIMATE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ITALY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0009233029     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050009     Document Type: Article

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