Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection: A treatable cause of chronic fatigue syndrome

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 452-453

  Chia, John K S ^a,b   Chia, Laura Y ^b  

^a Torrance Memorial Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; MACROLIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032777689     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520239     Document Type: Article

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