Prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in different forms of coronary disease;Prevalencia de Chlamydia pneumoniae y Mycoplasma pneumoniae en diferentes formas de la enfermedad coronaria

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Maia, Irineu Luiz ^a,b,d   Nicolau, José Carlos ^c   Machado, Maurício De Nassau ^a,b   Maia, Lília Nigro ^a,b   Takakura, Isabela Thomaz ^b   Rocha, Paulo Ricardo De Fernando ^b   Cordeiro, José Antônio ^a   Ramires, José Antônio Franchini ^c  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DE SÃO JOSÉ DO RIO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Coronary artery disease; Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PREVALENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 68049111240     PISSN: 0066782X     EISSN: 16784170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2009000600005     Document Type: Article

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