Does serologic evidence of remote Chlamydia trachomatis infection and its heat shock protein (CHSP 60) affect in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer outcome?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-149

  Claman, P ^a   Amimi, M N ^a   Peeling, R W ^a   Toye, B ^a   Jessamine, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

chlamydia heat shock protein 60; Chlamydia trachomatis; fertilization; in vitro; Tubal infertility

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0030053003     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58042-X     Document Type: Article

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