Involvement of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerosis:: More evidence for lack of evidence

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Ieven, MM [1 ]
Hoymans, VY
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[1] Univ Antwerp, Dept Med Microbiol, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
[2] Univ Antwerp, Dept Cardiol, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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10.1128/JCM.43.1.19-24.2005
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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