Chlamydia pneumoniae infection associated with multi-organ failure and fatal outcome in a previously healthy patient

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 523-524

  Gnarpe, Judy ^a   Gnarpe, Håkan ^a,b   Nissen, Kim ^c   Haldar, Karin ^c   Nääs, Jessica ^a  

^a GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Hudiksvall Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; HEART; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEART; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0032442637     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161584     Document Type: Article

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