Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from the coronary artery of a patient with coronary atherosclerosis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 979-982

  Ramirez, Julio A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030479814     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-12-199612150-00008     Document Type: Article

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