Use of quantitative and objective enzyme immunoassays to investigate the possible association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies and asthma

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-348

  Tuuminen, Tamara ^a   Edelstein, I ^b   Punin, A ^b   Kislova, N ^b   Stratchounski, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SMOLENSK STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chlamydia pneumoniae; IgG and IgA class antibodies; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Sero prevalence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1942536664     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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