Isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae from a carotid endarterectomy specimen

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 292-295

  Jackson, Lisa A ^a,b   Campbell, Lee Ann ^a   Kuo, Cho Chou ^a   Rodriguez, Dirk I ^a   Lee, Amy ^a   Grayston, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Box 357236 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

EID: 0030991261     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517270     Document Type: Article

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