Open AccessChlamydia pneumoniae and the Risk of First Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Mitchell S.V. Elkind,
IFeng Lin,
J. Thomas Grayston,
Ralph L. Sacco
Publication year - 2000
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.31.7.1521
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , chlamydia , population , epidemiology , chlamydophila pneumoniae , risk factor , serology , case control study , immunology , chlamydiaceae , antibody , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Serological evidence of infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae has been associated with cardiovascular disease in multiple epidemiological studies. The data on its association with ischemic stroke are limited. We sought to determine whether chronic C pneumoniae infection is associated with ischemic stroke in a multi-ethnic population.
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