An association between chronic infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae and lung cancer. A prospective 2-year study

APMIS

Volumn 109, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 572-580

  Koyi, Hirsh ^a,b   Branden E V A ^a,b   Gnarpe, Judy ^c   Gnarpe, Håkan ^d   Steen, Bertil ^e  

^a Department of Respiratory Medicine   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibody; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chronic infection; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS BIOPSY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0034811164     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2001.d01-177.x     Document Type: Article

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