C-reactive protein chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection - Long-term predictors for cardiovascular disease and survival in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 809-815

  Haubitz, Marion ^a   Brunkhorst, Reinhard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Cardiovascular disease; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chronic inflammation; Mortality; Peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LIPID;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMIC DISEASE;

EID: 0035079551     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/16.4.809     Document Type: Article

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