Prevalence of specific antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae in Korea

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 3426-3428

  Choi, Tae Yeal ^a,b   Kim, Duck An ^a   Kim, Sin Kyung ^a   Kang, Jung Oak ^a   Park, Sung Soo ^a   Jung, Sung Ro ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3543086122     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3426-3428.1998     Document Type: Article

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