Association of Chlamydia pneumoniae With Coronary Artery Disease and Its Progression Is Dependent on the Modifying Effect of Mannose-Binding Lectin
- 27 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 106 (9) , 1071-1076
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000027137.96791.6a
Abstract
Background— The possible association between coronary artery disease (CAD) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (C pneumoniae) infection is controversial. On the basis of the recent suggestion that mannose-bin...Keywords
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