Prevalence of antibody to Chlamydia pneumoniae in residents of Japan, the Solomon Islands, and Nepal

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 67, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 170-175

  Shimizu, Chie ^a   Nabeshima, Shigeki ^a   Kikuchi, Kensuke ^a   Furusyo, Norihiro ^a   Kashiwagi, Seizaburo ^a   Hayashi, Jun ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; SERUM; SOLOMON ISLANDS;

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

EID: 0036698228     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2002.67.170     Document Type: Article

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