Prevalence of active infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae and human cytomegalovirus in patients with type II diabetes mellitus

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 287-290

  Roubalova K ^a   Broz J ^b   Hruba D ^c   Hyblova M ^a   Kraml, P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c Vidia Diagnostika Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; CZECH REPUBLIC; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 34547358762     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931311     Document Type: Article

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