Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of blood donors in the north-east of Italy

Medical Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-144

  Rassu, Mario ^a   Lauro, Federico M ^b   Cazzavillan, Stefania ^a   Bonoldi, Emanuela ^a   Belloni, Maurizio ^a   Bettini, Maria C ^a   Pilotto, Alberto ^a   Mengoli, Carlo ^b   Peron, Antonella ^a   Zambello, Renato ^b   Scagnelli, Mariuccia ^a   Bertoloni, Giulio ^b  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Blood donors; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD DONOR; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0035212222     PISSN: 03008584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004300100092     Document Type: Article

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