Seroprevalence of antibodies to conserved regions of Chlamydia trachomatis heat shock proteins 60 and 10 in women in India

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 78-83

  Dutta, R ^a   Jha, R ^a   Gupta, S ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Salhan, S ^a   Mittal, Aruna ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Heat shock proteins; Omp1 protein

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 10; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS;

EID: 34250778298     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11732761     Document Type: Article

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