ChronicChlamydia pneumoniaeInfection Is Associated With a Serum Lipid Profile Known to Be a Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis
- 1 November 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
- Vol. 17 (11) , 2910-2913
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.17.11.2910
Abstract
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been associated with coronary heart disease. To evaluate the mechanisms of this association, we studied whether chronic C. pneumoniae infection affects s...Keywords
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