The presence of cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (C-ANCA) in the course of subacute bacterial endocarditis with glomerular involvement, coincidence or association?

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-18

  Subra, J F ^a   Michelet, C ^b   Laporte, J ^a   Carrere, F ^a   Reboul, P ^a   Cartier, F ^b   Saint Andre J P ^a   Chevailler, A ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Anti proteinase 3 antibodies; Cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; Infectious disease; Subacute bacterial endocarditis; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MARKER; MYELOBLASTIN; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE MARKER; GLOMERULUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; AUTOANTIGENS; ENDOCARDITIS, SUBACUTE BACTERIAL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, MEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOBLASTIN; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 0031962713     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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