Impact of serological methodology on assessment of the link between Chlamydia pneumoniae and vascular diseases

Boulos Maraha, Martin Den Heijer, Jan Kluytmans, Marcel Peeters

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Abstract

We assessed the impact of five serologic tests on the link between Chlamydia pneumoniae and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The results of the tests were inconsistent. Agreement among the five tests was generally poor. Detection of the link between C. pneumoniae and AAA depends on the serologic methodology chosen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)789-791
Number of pages3
JournalClinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2004

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