title: Failure to demonstrate Chlamydia pneumoniae in cardiovascular tissue from children with Kawasaki disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 11203-2098, USA. mhammerschlag@pol.net
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hammerschlag
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boman
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rowley
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral