Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic plaques in the walls of arteries of lower extremities from patients undergoing bypass operation for arterial obstruction

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-31

  Kuo, C C ^a   Coulson, A S ^a   Campbell, L A ^a   Cappuccio, A L ^a   Lawrence, R D ^a   Wang, S P ^a   Grayston, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BYPASS SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEG ARTERY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0030803071     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70143-5     Document Type: Article

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