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The Nasal Microbiome in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Picking the Nose for Clues on Disease Pathogenesis.
Current rheumatology reports - 1 Jul 2021
Dekkema G J, Rutgers A, Sanders J S, Stegeman C A, Heeringa P
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The onset and progression of small vessel vasculitis associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies has been linked to microbial infections. Here, we provide a brief overview of the association of nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and discuss several recent studies mapping the nasal microbiome in AAV patients in particular. RECENT...
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