Demonstration of Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with chronic pharyngitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 585-589

  Falck, Göran ^a,f   Engstrand, Ingemar ^b   Gad, Adel ^c   Gnarpe, Judy ^d   Gnarpe, Håkan ^a,d   Laurila, Aino ^e  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Lindesberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Apoteksgardens Hlth Care Ctr   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMORAL ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOPSY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUCOSA; PHARYNGITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031432388     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035899     Document Type: Article

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