Persistent 'silent' Chlamydia trachomatis female genital tract infections

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 31-34

  Askienazy Elbhar, M ^a   Henry Suchet, J ^b  

^a Magenta Laboratory   (France)

^b Hopital Jean Rostand   (France)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Heat shock proteins; Infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL RNA; CHAPERONIN; CYTOKINE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 0032938889     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1999)7:1/2<31::aid-idog7>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Conference Paper

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