Antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae predict the need for elective surgical intervention on small abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-168

  Vammen, S ^a   Lindholt, J S ^a   Andersen, P L ^b   Henneberg, E W ^a   Ostergaard L ^c  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Natural history; Prediction; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0034909306     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2001.1414     Document Type: Article

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