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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Jackson, L. A. ; Smith, N. L. ; Heckbert, S. R. ; Grayston, J. T. ; Siscovick, D. S. ; ... More +
Jackson, L. A. ; Smith, N. L. ; Heckbert, S. R. ; Grayston, J. T. ; Siscovick, D. S. ; Psaty, B. M. Less -
Description:
To evaluate the association of prior treatment with antibiotics active against Chlamydia pneumoniae with the risk for incident myocardial infarction, we conducted a population-based case-control study. We found that use of erythromycin, tetracycline, or doxycycline during the previous 5 years was not associated with risk for first myocardial infarction. These results suggest little or no association between the use of these antibiotics and the risk for first myocardial infarction in the primary prevention setting.
Subject:
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Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Chlamydophila Pneumoniae
Doxycycline
Erythromycin
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Retrospective Studies
Tetracycline

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 5(2):281-284.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:8fa7ebb82ee1dc2187a1b2a6c250dced9fb30fcfed8cbb9ee5737872513a7833
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