Review Article
Chlamydia pneumoniae-Mediated Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: A Meta-Analysis
Table 2
Characteristics of the studies included in the C. pneumoniae IgG and IgA analysis.
| First author | Year | Country | Cases | Number of cases | Number of controls | Study design | Serology assay |
| IgG | Nazmi [66] | 2010 | USA | CAD | 697 | 288 | Cross-sectional | MIF | Jitsuiki [60] | 2006 | Japan | A | 136 | 123 | Cross-sectional | ELISA | Adiloglu [57] | 2005 | Turkey | A | 227 | 17 | Case-control | ELISA | Zairis [54] | 2003 | Greece | SA, UA | 182 | 214 | Prospective | MIF | Altman [48] | 2002 | Argentina | CAD | 107 | 52 | Case-control | MIF | Schumacher [50] | 2002 | Norway | CAD | 119 | 74 | Cross-sectional | ELISA | Sander [47] | 2001 | Germany | TIA, IS | 125 | 147 | Prospective | MIF |
| IgA | Jha [65] | 2009 | India | CAD | 155 | 37 | Case-control | ELISA | Jitsuiki [60] | 2006 | Japan | A | 92 | 167 | Cross-sectional | ELISA | Schumacher [58] | 2005 | Norway | CAD | 63 | 130 | Cross-sectional | MIF | Gabriel [52] | 2003 | Sweden | CAD | 38 | 15 | Prospective | MIF | Zairis [54] | 2003 | Greece | SA, UA | 87 | 214 | Prospective | MIF | Toss [45] | 1998 | Sweden | UA | 93 | 163 | Prospective | MIF |
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CAD, coronary artery disease; A, atherosclerosis; SA, stable angina; UA, unstable angina; TIA, transient ischemic attack; IS, ischemic stroke.
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