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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-09-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/4/38 |