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Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is not an independent risk factor for arterial disease.
Herz - 1 Mar 2000
Haberbosch W, Jantos C
Abstract excerpt
Appreciation of atherosclerosis as an infectious disease has fostered interest in the role that Chlamydia pneumoniae may play in atheroma development. Although data from seroepidemiological and experimental studies have established an association between the pathogen and atherosclerosis, little is known about how the organism contributes to lesion development. Atherosclerosis is a complex disease process and the...
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