A seroepidemiologic study of Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia psittaci in different populations on the mainland of China

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 553-557

  Ni, An Ping ^a   Lin, Guang Yu ^b   Yang, Ling ^a   He, Ha Ying ^a   Huang, Chong Wu ^b   Liu, Zhen Jang ^b   Wang, Rong Sheng ^c   Zhang, Jing Shan ^d   Yu, Jian Yun ^c   Li, Na ^c   Wang, Jia Bi ^a   Yang, Han Ying ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Epidem Prev Stn Nan Ping Dist R ^*  (China)

^c Epidem Prev Stn of Pu Cheng Co   (China)

^d Epidem Prev Stn of Guang Ze Co   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHINA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POULTRY; PROSTITUTION; REINFECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 12644253797     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037959     Document Type: Article

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