Prospects for a vaccine against Chlamydia genital disease I. - Microbiology and pathogenesis

Bulletin de l'Institut Pasteur

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-54

  Bavoil, P M ^a,c   Hsia, R C ^a   Rank, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genital chlamydiosis, chlamydia trachomatis; Microbiology, Pathogenesis; Review

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

CHLAMYDIACEAE; CHLAMYDIASIS; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VACCINATION;

EID: 0029890637     PISSN: 00202452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-2452(96)85299-7     Document Type: Review

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