Prevalence of antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae in an Israeli population without clinical evidence of respiratory infection

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 355-358

  Ben Yaakov, M ^a   Lazarovich, Z ^a   Boldur, I ^a,c   Eshel, G ^b   Zaksonski, L ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036261010     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.55.5.355     Document Type: Article

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