Chlamydia trachomatis detected in human placenta

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 852-855

  Gencay, M ^a   Puolakkainen, M ^a   Wahlstrom T ^b   Ammala P ^c   Mannonen, L ^a   Vaheri, A ^a   Koskiniemi, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; In situ hybridisation; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0030716930     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.10.852     Document Type: Article

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