A comparative ultrastructural and molecular biological study on <it>Chlamydia psittaci </it>infection in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and non-alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema versus lung tissue of patients with hamartochondroma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Chlamydiales</it> are familiar causes of acute and chronic infections in humans and animals. Human pulmonary emphysema is a component of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a condition in which chronic in...

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Main Authors: Mogilevski Grigori, Marra Alessandro, Stamatis Georgios, Wagner Mathias, Hotzel Helmut, Anhenn Olaf, Theegarten Dirk, Sachse Konrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/4/38