Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic coronary arteries

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-306

  Sessa, Rosa ^a   Di Pietro, M ^a   Schiavoni, G ^a   Nicoletti, M ^b   Soda, G ^a   Nardoni, S ^a   Bosco, D ^a   Santino, I ^a   Cipriani, P ^a   Del Piano, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Coronary arteries; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 8344268600     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200401700310     Document Type: Article

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