Circulating antibodies to a conserved epitope of the Chlamydia trachomatis 60 kDa heat shock protein (hsp60) in infertile couples and its relationship to antibodies to C. trachomatis surface antigens and the Escherichia coli and human HSP60

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1175-1179

  Witkin, Steven S ^a   Askienazy Elbhar, Myriam ^b   Henry Suchet, Jeanine ^c   Belaisch Allart, Joelle ^c   Tort Grumbach, Joelle ^c   Sarjdine, Kamal ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lab d'Analyses de Biologie Medicale   (France)

^c Jean Rostand Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

60 kDa heat shock protein; Chlamydia trachomatis; Infertility; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DISEASE MARKER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0031864310     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1175     Document Type: Article

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