Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chronic Diseases

Johanna L'Age-Stehr

ISBN 10: 3540411364 / ISBN 13: 9783540411369

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2000, 2000

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Neuware -International specialists in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Cardiology Immunology, Pneumonology, Neurology and Epidemiology gathered to this workshop to discuss and enhance interdisciplinary knowledge on the possible etiological role of Chlamydia pneumoniae, a widespread human respiratory infection, in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases with major public health impact such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, adult-onset asthma bronchiale, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, reactive arthritis, morbus Alzheimer and multiple sclerosis. Current deficits and goals in the standardisation of diagnostic tools, basic and applied research, design of epidemiological and monitoring of therapy studies were identified. A special feature of this book is the comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art review articles in the various fields with many references.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 224 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chronic Diseases
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Okt 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540411364
• ISBN 13: 9783540411369
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

International specialists in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Cardiology Immunology, Pneumonology, Neurology and Epidemiology gathered to this workshop to discuss and enhance interdisciplinary knowledge on the possible etiological role of Chlamydia pneumoniae, a widespread human respiratory infection, in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases with major public health impact such as atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease, adult-onset asthma bronchiale, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, reactive arthritis, morbus Alzheimer and multiple sclerosis. Current deficits and goals in the standardisation of diagnostic tools, basic and applied research, design of epidemiological and monitoring of therapy studies were identified. A special feature of this book is the comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art review articles in the various fields with many references.

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International specialists in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Cardiology Immunology, Pneumonolgy, Neurology and Epidemiology gathered to this workshop to discuss and enhance interdisciplinary knowledge on the possible etiological role of Chlamydia pneumoniae, a widespread human respiratory infection, in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases with major public health impact such as: - atherosclerosis, - cardiovascular disease, - adult onset asthma bronchiale, - chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases,- reactive arthritis,- Morbus Alzheimer and - Multiple Sclerosis. Current deficits and goals in standardisation of diagnostic tools, basic and applied research, design of epidemiological and monitoring of therapy studies were identified. A special feature of this book is the comprehensive collection of state of the art review articles in the various fields with many references and the enclosure of the controverse discussions to each article which provides the reader with a lifely picture on the role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in chronic diseases.