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Staphylococcus aureus and autoimmune uveitis reactivation in childhood: a possible correlation?

Authors: Paolo Mora, Erilda Kamberi, Francesca Manzotti, Laura Zavota, Jelka G Orsoni

Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 1/2009

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The role of infectious agents in autoimmune diseases has been the subject of several studies and is still under investigation. Here a paediatric case series of autoimmune uveitis is reported. An exacerbation of the ocular inflammation occurred in concomitance with nasal colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus.

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Title: Staphylococcus aureus and autoimmune uveitis reactivation in childhood: a possible correlation?
Authors: Paolo Mora
Erilda Kamberi
Francesca Manzotti
Laura Zavota
Jelka G Orsoni
Publication date: 01-12-2009
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Italian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1824-7288-35-34

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