Detection of viable chlamydia pneumoniae in abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 630-635

  Karlsson, L ^a   Gnarpe, J ^a   Naas J ^a   Olsson, G ^b   Lindholm, J ^b   Steen, B ^c   Gnarpe, H ^a,d  

^a Section of Rheumatology   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Viable chlamydia pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; AORTA SURGERY; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0033944048     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.1057     Document Type: Article

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