Introducing Chlamydophila pneumoniae: The TWAR agent Chlamydia pneumoniae in a new perspective

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 41-44

  Ossewaarde, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0034899889     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(01)00135-8     Document Type: Editorial

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