Antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis heat shock proteins Hsp60 and Hsp10 and subfertility in general population at age 31

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 291-297

  Karinen, Lisa ^a,b   Pouta, A ^b   Hartikainen, A L ^a   Bloigu, A ^c   Paldanius, M ^c   Leinonen, M ^c   Saikku, P ^b   Jarvelin M R ^b,d  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Chlamydial heat shock proteins 60 and 10; Cohort study; Subfertility

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 10; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SMOKING; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 9744224402     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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