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. 2001 Oct;86(4):456–458. doi: 10.1136/heart.86.4.456

Dilated cardiomyopathy and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection

H SONG, H TASAKI, A YASHIRO, K YAMASHITA, T TOYOKAWA, Y NAGAI, H TAKATSU, H TANIGUCHI, Y NAKASHIMA
PMCID: PMC1729938  PMID: 11559690

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(A) Values and (B) prevalence of Chlamydia pneumoniae IgG and IgA antibodies in dilated cardiomyopathy patients (n = 26) (black bars) and controls (n=28) (white bars). NS, not significant.

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