Is Mycoplasma pneumoniae associated with vascular disease?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 935-936

  Maraha, B ^a   Van Der Zee, A ^a   Bergmans, A M C ^a   Pan, M L ^a   Peeters, M F ^a   Berg, H F ^b   Scheffer, G J ^b   Kluytmans, J A J W ^b  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b Ignatius Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033952909     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.935-936.2000     Document Type: Article

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