Chlamydia pneumoniae in PBMC: Reproducibility of the ompA nested touchdown PCR

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-120

  Sessa, Rosa ^a   Schiavoni, G ^a   Di Pietro, M ^a   Petrucca, A ^b   Cipriani, P ^a   Puopolo, M ^c   Zagaglia, C ^a   Fallucca, S ^a   Del Piano, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; PBMC; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 14844303864     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200501800112     Document Type: Article

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