The detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in aneurysm of abdominal aorta and in normal aortic wall of organ donors

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-82

  Pupka, A ^a   Skora J ^a   Kaluza G ^a   Szyber, P ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1842471242     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931651     Document Type: Article

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