Association of hyperhomocysteinemia and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with carotid atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease in Japanese patients

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 232-237

  Sawayama, Yasunori ^a,b   Tatsukawa, Masafumi ^a,b   Maeda, Shinji ^a,b   Ohnishi, Hachiro ^a,b   Furusyo, Norihiro ^a,b   Hayashi, Jun ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Case control study; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

EID: 45749130591     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-008-0607-2     Document Type: Article

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