Chlamydia pneumoniae and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Bronchial biopsies (PCR and culture) and specific serum antibodies in patients and controls

Inflammation Research

Volumn 49, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Clementsen, P ^a   Farholt, S ^b   Permin, H ^c   Lange, P ^a   Stahl Skov, P ^d   Norn, S ^e  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d Reference Laboratory   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRONCHI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE;

EID: 0034062923     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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