Deoxyribonucleic acid of Chlamydia trachomatis in fresh tissue from the Fallopian tubes of patients with ectopic pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Bjartling, Carina ^a   Osser, Stellan ^a   Persson, Kenneth ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ectopic pregnancy; Fallopian tubes; Heat shock protein 60

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGECTOMY; UTERINE TUBE;

EID: 34548254423     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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