Serological evidence of acute infection with the chlamydia-like microorganism Simkania negevensis (Z) in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-309

  Lieberman, D ^a   Dvoskin, B ^b   Kahane, S ^b   Friedman, M ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SIMKANIA NEGEVENSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIALES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0036245334     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0703-7     Document Type: Article

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