The association between serological markers for chlamydophila pneumoniae and the development of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 322-326

  Karlsson, Lars ^a,b   Björck, Martin ^a   Pärsson, Håkan ^a,c   Wanhainen, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79952532732     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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