Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae with central nervous system disease

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1249-1253

  Stratton, Charles W ^a   Sriram, Subramaniam ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Chlamydia pneumoniae; CNS infections; Experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0242402075     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2003.09.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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