Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cardiovascular Disease

Lee Ann Campbell, Cho-Chou Kuo, and J. Thomas Grayston

Author affiliations: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Immunocytochemical staining demonstrating Chlamydia pneumoniae in fibrolipid plaque from coronary artery atheroma. Panel A illustrates positive staining of foam cells in the plaque with the C. pneumoniae—specific monoclonal antibody TT-401. Panel B shows negative staining of the adjacent section using normal ascites fluid as the control.

Figure 2. Immunocytochemical staining demonstrating Chlamydia pneumoniae in fibrolipid plaque from coronary artery atheroma. Panel A illustrates positive staining of foam cells in the plaque with the C. pneumoniae—specific monoclonal antibody TT-401. Panel B shows negative staining of the adjacent section using normal ascites fluid as the control.

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