Failure to demonstrate Chlamydia pneumoniae in cardiovascular tissue from children with Kawasaki disease.
Chlamydia pneumoniae has been associated with atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction in adults. Coronary artery tissues of five fatal cases of Kawasaki disease were examined by PCR; none was positive.
Hammerschlag
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MR
Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203-2098, USA. mhammerschlag@pol.net
Boman
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Rowley
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D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000382:microbiology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D004279:DNA, Viral