Chlamydia pneumoniae associated with central nervous system infections

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 160-163

  Koskiniemi, Marjaleena ^a,b,c   Gencay, Mesut ^a,b,c   Salonen, Oili ^a,b,c   Puolakkainen, Mirja ^a,b,c   Färkkilä, Markus ^a,b,c   Saikku, Pekka ^a,b,c   Vaheri, Antti ^a,b,c   Mannila, Seppo ^d   Koivu, Merja ^e   Junes, Matti ^f   Keränen, Marja Leena ^f   Nyman, Dag ^g   Udd, Bjame ^h   Valpas, Jussi ⁱ   Taalas, Jaakko ^j   Myllyla, Vilho ^k   Kilpeläinen, Hannu ^l   Saarinen, Ari ^m   Nuutinen, Julto ⁿ   Valtonen, Ville ^b   Muttilainen, Marketta ^o   Aho, Kari ^o   Kovanen, Jussi ^p   Hedman, Christine ^q   Rummukainen, Maija ^r   Luisto, Marjaana ^s   Muuronen, Antti ^t   Tuisku, Seppo ^u   Porras, Jukka ^v   Lahdevirta, Juhani ^w   Havanka, Hannele ^x   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Central Hospital of Kanta Häme   (Finland)

^e NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g Aland Central Hospital   (Finland)

^h VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

ⁱ SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j MIKKELI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^k OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^l Savonlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

^m Kajaani Central Hospital   (Finland)

ⁿ KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^o JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^p Koskela Hospital   (Finland)

^q PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^r JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^s Peijas Rekola Hospital   (Finland)

^t KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^u Ctrl Hospital of Central Pohjanmaa   (Finland)

^v Regional Hospital of the Lohja Area   (Finland)

^w Aurora Hospital   (Finland)

^x Central Hospital of Lansi Pohja   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Chlamydia; Encephalitis; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 15844399537     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117235     Document Type: Article

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