Analysis of Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific oligoclonal bands in multiple sclerosis and other neurologic diseases

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 238-241

  Franciotta, Diego ^a,c   Zardini, E ^a   Bergamaschi, R ^a   Grimaldi, L M ^b   Andreoni, L ^a   Cosi, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b AUSL 2   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Multiple sclerosis; Oligoclonal bands

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OLIGOCLONAL BAND; PYROXYLIN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIDS DEMENTIA COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROSYPHILIS; OLIGOCLONAL BANDS;

EID: 25144496533     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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