Isolation and continuous growth of Chlamydia pneumoniae from arterectomy specimens

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-308

  Apfalter, P ^a   Loidl, M ^a   Nadrchal, R ^a   Makristathis, A ^a   Rotter, M ^a   Bergmann, M ^a   Polterauer, P ^a   Hirschl, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAROTID ARTERY; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034064566     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050481     Document Type: Article

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