Detection of C. pneumoniae by polymerase chain reaction-enzyme immunoassay in abdominal aortic aneurysm walls and its association with rupture

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-155

  Cheuk, B L Y ^a   Ting, A C W ^a   Cheng, S W K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; C. pneumoniae; DNA; PCR EIA; Rupture

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA PURIFICATION; DONOR; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 12144281682     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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