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Original Article

High Incidence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Sclerotic Heart Valves of Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement

Christina Nyström-Rosander Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Stefan Thelin Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Eva Hjelm Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Olle Lindquist Department of Forensic Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Carl Påhlson Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Göran Friman Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 361-365 | Received 26 Jun 1997, Accepted 09 Jul 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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