Genome-wide identification of Chlamydia trachomatis antigens associated with tubal factor infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 715-721

  Rodgers, Allison K ^a   Budrys, Nicole M ^a   Gong, Siqi ^a   Wang, Jie ^a,b   Holden, Alan ^a   Schenken, Robert S ^a   Zhong, Guangming ^a  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^b Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; heat shock protein 60; outer membrane protein complex B; Tubal factor infertility

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN CT 381; ANTIGEN CT 443; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MICROARRAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; CHAPERONIN 60; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; PROTEOMICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052265178     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.06.021     Document Type: Article

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