Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity in adults with acute ischemic stroke: A case-control study

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-97

  Rai, N K ^a   Choudhary, R ^a   Bhatia, R ^a   Singh, M B ^a   Tripathi, M ^a   Prasad, K ^a   Padma, M V ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; carotid artery's intima media thickness; Chlamydia pneumoniae serology; infections and stroke

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROLOGY; SMOKING;

EID: 79960257746     PISSN: 09722327     EISSN: 19983549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.82792     Document Type: Article

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