Humoral immune response to conserved epitopes of Chlamydia trachomatis and human 60-kDa heat-shock protein in women with pelvic inflammatory disease

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 714-719

  Domeika, M ^a   Domeika, K ^b   Paavoncn, J ^b   Mardh P A ^b   Witkin, S S ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031887517     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514218     Document Type: Article

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