Chlamydia pneumoniae strain TWAR, the new third species of Chlamydia, is a common
cause of pneumonia and other acute respiratory tract infections. About 10% of hospitalized …

Natural derived or originated compounds still play a major role as drugs, and as lead
structures for the development of synthetic molecules. About 50% of the drugs introduced to …

During the past decade, several novel risk factors for atherosclerosis, including inflammation
and infections, have been reported. Seroepidemiological studies suggest an association …

Paired sera from 40 male patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), 30 male patients
with chronic coronary heart disease (CCHD), and 41 controls, matched for sex, age, time …

Two hundred young adults with common colds were studied during a 10-month period. Virus
culture, antigen detection, PCR, and serology with paired samples were used to identify the …

BACKGROUND Since the last British study of the microbial aetiology of community acquired
pneumonia (CAP) about 20 years ago, new organisms have been identified (for example …

▪ Objective: To investigate in the prospective Helsinki Heart Study, whether chronic
Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, indicated by elevated antibody titers against the …

ContextHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been established as a cause of cervical
cancer. Epidemiologic studies suggest that Chlamydia trachomatis infection also confers …

Background. Childhood community-acquired pneumonia is a common illness, but there
have been relatively few comprehensive studies of the viral and bacterial etiology in …

Background—The role of infections and inflammation in the pathophysiology of coronary
heart disease is emerging. We studied the independent and joint effects of these 2 …