Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is an unlikely cause of primary biliary cirrhosis [2]

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 779-780

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a   Sharif, Amar W ^b   Dhanjal, Novraj S ^b   Taylor Robinson, Simon D ^a,b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17044417569     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2004.08.005     Document Type: Letter

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