Is Chlamydia pneumoniae present in brain lesions of patients with multiple sclerosis?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4274-4276

  Hammerschlag, M R ^a   Ke, Z ^a   Lu, F ^a   Roblin, P ^a   Boman, J ^a   Kalman, B ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0034458804     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4274-4276.2000     Document Type: Article

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