INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.116-123, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Objectives: A possible role of some microorganisms has been proposed in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, but it is still an unresolved issue. We investigated the presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori DNA in carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques by using PCR.