[Infection hypothesis for the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis--caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae?].
Possible causal relationship between development of atherosclerosis and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection is discussed. If the hypothesis is verified, antibiotics will play important role in the treatment of this artery disease.
Durkalec
J
J
II Oddziału Chorób Wewnetrznych Szpitala Wojskowego w Poznaniu.
Hasik
J
J
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents