Can acute Chlamydia pneumoniae respiratory tract infection initiate chronic asthma?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-344

  Hahn, David L ^a,c   McDonald, Roberta ^b  

^a DEAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c Arcand Park Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031796521     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63126-2     Document Type: Article

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