High prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae; determinants of IgG and IgA seropositivity among Jerusalem residents

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 465-473

  Paltiel, O ^a   Kark, J D ^a   Leinonen, M ^b   Saikku, P ^b,c  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CROWDING; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; ISRAEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029023753     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800052171     Document Type: Article

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