Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2895181 | Atherosclerosis | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We could demonstrate that the complex environment of a human artery did not support the growth of Chlamydia pneumoniae although the presence of chlamydial LPS in the artery vessel wall following experimental infection was a common event. The presence of chlamydial LPS in the absence of viable organisms within the artery vessel wall may explain the failure of antibiotic treatment strategies for atherosclerosis.
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Authors
Sven Poppert, Katja Schlaupitz, Reinhard Marre, Rainer Voisard, Wolfgang Roessler, Dorothea Weckermann, Karl Weingärtner, Andreas Essig,