Infection With Chlamydia pneumoniae Accelerates the Development of Atherosclerosis and Treatment With Azithromycin Prevents It in a Rabbit Model
- 24 February 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 97 (7), 633-636
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.97.7.633
Abstract
Background—Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been associated with atherosclerosis by serological studies and detection of bacterial antigen within plaque. We sought to evaluate a possible causal r...Keywords
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