Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae within peripheral blood monocytes of patients with unstable angina or myocardial infarction

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Maass, Matthias ^a   Jahn, Jürgen ^a   Gieffers, Jens ^a   Dalhoff, Klaus ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^a   Solbach, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0034089733     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315610     Document Type: Conference Paper

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