Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients undergoing surgery for thoracic aortic disease

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 329-335

  Nyström Rosander, Christina ^a   Hjelm, Eva ^a   Lukinius, Agneta ^a   Friman, Göran ^a   Eriksson, Lars ^a   Thelin, Stefan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Electron microscopy; Polymerase chain reaction; Thoracic aortic aneurysm; Thoracic aortic dissection

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL INCLUSION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HEP 2 CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERUM; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THROAT CULTURE; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 12244304160     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140174302762659030     Document Type: Article

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