Great amount of C.pneumoniae in ruptured plaque vessel segments at autopsy. A comparative study with stable plaques
A possible relationship between C.pneumoniae (CP) infection, atherosclerosis and acute myocardial infarction is a debated matter. Now we performed the search of CP in histological segments of fatal ruptured plaques and of stable plaques by histochemistry (Macchiavello stain), immunohistochemistry an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2000-02-01
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| Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000000200005 |