Chlamydia pneumoniae in asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-118

  Sessa, R ^a   Di Pietro, M ^a   Schiavoni, G ^a   Galdiero, M ^b   Cipriani, P ^a   Romano, S ^c   Zagaglia, C ^a   Santino, I ^a   Faccilongo, S ^a   Del Piano, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic carotid disease; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCYTES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33646244970     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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