Identificaiton of chlamydia penumoniae DNA in caroitd plaques.
Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP) is a bacterium that in recent years has been investigated as an etiologic agent for atherosclerosis. It is a ubiquitous microorganism that has been isolated in various regions of the vascular system and its prevalence is about 10% in the patient population. This study involved a group of 43 patients (27 men, 16 women, mean age 68 years) who underwent carotid endarterectomy. About 9.3% of the patients yielded plaques that tested positive for the DNA genome of Chlamydia pneumoniae.
Chierichetti
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F
Vascular Surgery Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pavia, Italy.
Arbustini
E
E
Arici
V
V
Moghadam
S P
SP
Conti
B
B
Bagliani
A
A
D000368:Aged; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
D004269:DNA, Bacterial