Seroprevalence of chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in patients affected by chronic stable astma

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 358-362

  Barbaro, M P Foschino ^a   Resta, O ^a   Aliani, M ^b   Guido, P ^b   Izzo, C ^b   Logroscino, C ^b   Epifani, V ^c   Bisconti, M ^d   Gerardi, R ^d   Del Prete, R ^a   Miragliotta, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c General Hospital Ostuni   (Italy)

^d Respiratory Disease Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chronic asthma; Micro IF test; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; ITALY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SPIROMETRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0036592827     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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