Viral and bacterial DNA in carotid atherosclerotic lesions

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-105

  Watt, S ^a   Aesch, B ^a   Lanotte, P ^a   Tranquart, F ^a   Quentin, R ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0345268764     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0867-1     Document Type: Article

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