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Int J Angiol 2003; 12(1): 55-58
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-002-0938-2
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Use of Antibiotics and Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis in a Population without Known Risk Factors

Joseph J. Chang, Jose A. Luchsinger
  • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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26 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

There are conflicting reports of an association between seropositivity for Chlamydia pneumoniae and risk of deep venous thrombosis. Analyzing longitudinal data from a large claims-based dataset comprised of 166,004 enrollees, we did not find an association between use of usual short courses of anti-chlamydial antibiotics and a lower risk of deep venous thrombosis in a sample without known risk factors for deep venous thrombosis.

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