Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae but not Helicobacter pylori in atherosclerotic plaques of aortic aneurysms

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2766-2769

  Blasi, Francesco ^a   Denti, Franco ^a   Erba, Mario ^a   Cosentini, Roberto ^b   Raccanelli, Rita ^a   Rinaldi, Angela ^a   Fagetti, Laura ^a   Esposito, Gloria ^a   Ruberti, Ugo ^a   Allegra, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

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

EID: 10244222759     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2766-2769.1996     Document Type: Article

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