Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in human nonrheumatic stenotic aortic valves

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1054-1059

  Juvonen, Jukka ^a   Laurila, Aino ^a   Juvonen, Tatu ^b   Alakärppä, Hannu ^a   Surcel, Heljä Marja ^a   Lounatmaa, Kari ^c   Kuusisto, Johanna ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; CADAVER; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030889346     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00003-X     Document Type: Article

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