ASSOCIATION BETWEEN WEGENERS GRANULOMATOSIS AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUSINFECTION

Two patients are presented with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and lowe r respiratory tract infections with Staphyloccus aureus (SA). It is po sulated that there is a relationship between the infection and the ind uction or relapse of the disease. We suggest that bronchoalveolar lava ges should be performed in cases of suspected WG to identify SA-infect ions. The co-existence of WG and SA support the reported beneficial ef fects of sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim, but needs further evaluation i n patients with and without SA-infection of the airways.