Chlamydia pneumoniae Antibody Titers Are Significantly Associated With Acute Stroke and Transient Cerebral Ischemia
Author(s) -
Peter J. Cook,
D. Honeybourne,
Gregory Y.H. Lip,
DG Beevers,
Richard Wise,
Paul Davies
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.2.404
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , chlamydia , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , gastroenterology , antibody titer , cerebral infarction , fibrinogen , vascular disease , ischemia , von willebrand factor , cardiology , immunology , titer , antibody , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , platelet , engineering
Several studies have implied an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis. Our research was designed to investigate the association of this organism with strokes and transient cerebral ischemia.
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