Aortic rupture involving matrix metalloproteinases 8 and 9 during Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

Thorax. 2018 Apr;73(4):397-398. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210784. Epub 2017 Nov 9.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 29123018
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210784

No abstract available

Keywords: pneumonia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Rupture / enzymology*
Aortic Rupture / microbiology*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinase 8 / metabolism*
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / metabolism*
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / complications*
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / enzymology*
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Matrix Metalloproteinase 8
Matrix Metalloproteinase 9