title: [Chronic infection is one of the etiologies for digestive diseases and atherosclerosis].
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Department of General Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Furusyo
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawayama
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors