Epidemiology and clinical manifestations of unique Chlamydia trachomatis isolates that occupy nonfusogenic inclusions

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 879-884

  Geisler, W M ^a   Suchland, R J ^a   Rockey, D D ^b   Stamm, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0035479046     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323340     Document Type: Article

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