another chlamydial detection disagreement: giant cell arteritis

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I had not been aware of this one. Hudsons lab did PCR +

immunohistology; the latter, arguably more concrete method was

skipped by both disconfirming groups.

Wagner AD, Gerard HC, Fresemann T, Schmidt WA, Gromnica-Ihle E,

Hudson AP, Zeidler H. Related Articles, Links

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in giant cell vasculitis and

correlation with the topographic arrangement of tissue-infiltrating

dendritic cells.

Arthritis Rheum. 2000 Jul;43(7):1543-51.

PMID: 10902759 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Helweg-Larsen J, Tarp B, Obel N, Baslund B. Related Articles, Links

No evidence of parvovirus B19, Chlamydia pneumoniae or human herpes

virus infection in temporal artery biopsies in patients with giant

cell arteritis.

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2002 Apr;41(4):445-9.

PMID: 11961176 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Haugeberg G, Bie R, Nordbo SA. Related Articles, Links

Chlamydia pneumoniae not detected in temporal artery biopsies from

patients with temporal arteritis.

Scand J Rheumatol. 2000;29(2):127-8.

PMID: 10777127 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]