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Table 3 Correlations between bacterial antigens versus inflammatory cells versus MMP-9

From: Infectious agents is a risk factor for myxomatous mitral valve degeneration: A case control study

 

MD

CO

 

r

p

r

p

Bb x % MD

0.52

0.018

0.15

0.5

CD45 x Mp

0.51

0.02

0.01

0.9

Mp x MMP9

0.45

0.04

0.17

0.6

Mp x % MD

−0.34

0.13

0.04

0.8

MMP9 x % MD

−0.02

0.91

0.4

0.07

  1. MD myxomatous degeneration, CO control, Bb Borrelia burgdorferi, Mp Mycoplasma pneumoniae, MMP9 metalloproteinase 9.
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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