Is there a Relation between Chlamydia Infection and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis?

Over the past two decades, a number of studies have failed to provide direct evidence of specific microbial chronic infection in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, a recent report suggests that there is a specific association of Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with PBC and that C. pneumoniae...

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Main Authors: Patrick S. C. Leung, Ogyi Park, Shuji Matsumura, Aftab A. Ansari, Ross L. Coppel, M. Eric Gershwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10446670310001642429