Relation between direct detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries at postmortem examination and histological severity (Stary grading) of associated atherosclerotic plaque

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 2733-2736

  Thomas, M ^a,d   Wong, Y ^d   Thomas, D ^c   Ajaz, M ^c   Tsang, V ^e   Gallagher, P J ^b   Ward, M E ^a  

^a Molecular Microbiology Group   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Pathology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Coronary disease; Infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033151619     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.21.2733     Document Type: Article

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