Early carotid atherosclerosis and Chlamydia pneumoniae seropositivity: are there arguments to treat with antibiotics?

MeSH terms

• Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology*
• Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
• Chlamydophila Infections / complications
• Chlamydophila Infections / diagnosis*
• Chlamydophila Infections / drug therapy
• Chlamydophila Infections / epidemiology
• Chlamydophila pneumoniae / genetics
• Chlamydophila pneumoniae / immunology
• Chronic Disease
• Cross Reactions
• DNA, Bacterial / blood
• False Negative Reactions
• False Positive Reactions
• Fluorescent Antibody Technique*
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin A / blood
• Immunoglobulin G / blood
• Middle Aged
• Reproducibility of Results
• Roxithromycin / therapeutic use
• Sensitivity and Specificity
• Seroepidemiologic Studies