Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae (Chlamydia pneumoniae) in endarteroctomy specimens of coronary heart diseases patients

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 128, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 658-662

  Satpathy, Gita ^a   Bhan, Anil ^b,c   Sharma, Anjana ^a   Kar, U K ^a,d  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c Max Devki Devi Heart and Vascular Institute   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Coronary artery disease; End arteriotomy; Immunofluorescence assay; Nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 61849095246     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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