Specificity of detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in cardiovascular atheroma: Evaluation of the innocent bystander hypothesis

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1785-1790

  Jackson, Lisa A ^a,c   Campbell, Lee Ann ^a   Schmidt, Rodney A ^b   Kuo, Cho Chou ^a   Cappuccio, Alison L ^a   Lee, Ming Jong ^b   Grayston, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Box 357236 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030894713     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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