Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic tissue: A comparative study of PCR and immunocytochemistry

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 155-160

  Arno, G ^a   Kaski, J C ^a   Smith, D A ^a   Akiyu, J ^a   Zal, B ^a   Millar, B C ^a   Moore, J E ^b   Baboonian, C ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Immunocytochemistry; Infection; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DILUTION; ENDARTERECTOMY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OMPA GENE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSTI GENE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 29144444337     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2005.11732703     Document Type: Article

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