Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is associated with a serum lipid profile known to be a risk factor for atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2910-2913

  Laurila, Aino ^a   Bloigu, Aini ^a   Näyhä, Simo ^b   Hassi, Juhani ^b   Leinonen, Maija ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; HDL cholesterol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FAT INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031457557     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.11.2910     Document Type: Article

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