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High Prevalence ofChlamydia pneumoniaeDNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease and in Middle‐Aged Blood Donors
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
Nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) demonstrated the presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae-specific DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). PBMC samples were obtained from 103 consecutive patients (62 male, 41 female) aged 22-85 years (mean, 64) admitted for coronary angiography because of suspected coronary heart disease and from 52 blood donors (43 male, 9 female) aged 40-64 years (mean, 49). Of the...
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