학술논문

Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
Document Type
Article
Source
Rheumatology. Mar2019, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p548-550. 3p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart.
Subject
*GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis diagnosis
*BACTERIAL growth
*CULTURE media (Biology)
*GENETIC polymorphisms
*GENOMES
*IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
*MASS spectrometry
*MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques
*NASAL cavity
*STAPHYLOCOCCUS
*GRANULOMATOSIS with polyangiitis
*SEQUENCE analysis
*INFECTIOUS disease transmission
*GENETICS
Language
ISSN
1462-0324
Abstract
The article presents a study which examined the bacterial species that colonize the noses of patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly Wegener's granulomatosis. Also cited are the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus as independent risk factor for GPA relapse, and the detection of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in the study.