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Research Article

Acute and Chronic Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection in Pregnancy Complicated with Preeclampsia

Alexandra Chrisoulidou Unit of Endocrinology and Endocrine Oncology, Theagenio Hospital, Thessaloniki, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dimitrios G. Goulis Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Paschalia K. Iliadou Unit of Endocrinology and Endocrine Oncology, Theagenio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Jitendra R. Dave Virology/Immunology Section, Microbiology Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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Helen Bili Unit of Reproductive Endocrinology, First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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Carol Simms Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Christopher W. G. Redman Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Catherine Williamson Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK
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Pages 164-168 | Published online: 17 Sep 2010

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