Levels of antibodies against cytomegalovirus and Chlamydophila pneumoniae are increased in early onset pre-eclampsia

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 725-730

  Von Dadelszen, Peter ^a,b   Magee, Laura A ^a,b   Krajden, Mel ^a,c   Alasaly, Kadria ^a,b   Popovska, Vesna ^a,b   Devarakonda, Rajashree M ^a,b   Money, Deborah M ^a,b,c   Patrick, David M ^a,c   Brunham, Robert C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S AND WOMEN S HEALTH CENTRE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042199031     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(03)02481-9     Document Type: Article

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