Acute Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases

Lupus

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Fujita, M ^a   Hatachi, S ^a   Yagita, M ^a  

^a Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune diseases; C. pneumonia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

EID: 65349135888     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203308096069     Document Type: Article

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