Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) in atherosclerosis of the carotid artery

Circulation

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 3397-3400

  Grayston, J Thomas ^a   Kuo, Cho Chou ^a   Coulson, Alan S ^b   Campbell, Lee Ann ^a   Lawrence, Robert D ^b   Lee, Ming Jong ^c   Strandness, Eugene D ^a   Wang, San Pin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Dameron Hospital Heart Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

chlamydia; immunohistochemistry; immunology; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0028826017     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.92.12.3397     Document Type: Article

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