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The incidence of [[post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] is approximately 9.5 to 28.5 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. | The incidence of [[post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] is approximately 9.5 to 28.5 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The case-fatality rate of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is approximately 2 percent in India and 0.08 percent in Turkey. It commonly affects children with age between 5 to 12 years. The incidence of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis increases in older people age greater than 60 years. It commonly affects children with age between 5 to 12 years. Men are more commonly affected by post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis than women. The majority of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis cases are reported in developing countries. | ||
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The majority of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis cases are reported in developing countries.<ref name="pmid18667731">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Musser JM |title=The current state of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis |journal=J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. |volume=19 |issue=10 |pages=1855–64 |date=October 2008 |pmid=18667731 |doi=10.1681/ASN.2008010092 |url=}}</ref> | *The majority of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis cases are reported in developing countries.<ref name="pmid18667731">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Musser JM |title=The current state of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis |journal=J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. |volume=19 |issue=10 |pages=1855–64 |date=October 2008 |pmid=18667731 |doi=10.1681/ASN.2008010092 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
The incidence of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is approximately 9.5 to 28.5 per 100,000 individuals worldwide. The case-fatality rate of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is approximately 2 percent in India and 0.08 percent in Turkey. It commonly affects children with age between 5 to 12 years. The incidence of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis increases in older people age greater than 60 years. It commonly affects children with age between 5 to 12 years. Men are more commonly affected by post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis than women. The majority of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis cases are reported in developing countries.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
The incidence of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is approximately 9.5 to 28.5 per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1]
Case-fatality rate
The case-fatality rate of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is approximately 2 percent in India and 0.08 percent in Turkey.[2]
Age
- The incidence of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis increases in older people age greater than 60 years.
- It commonly affects children with age between 5 to 12 years.
Race
There is no racial predilection to post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
Gender
- Men are more commonly affected by post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis than women.
Region
- The majority of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis cases are reported in developing countries.[3]
References
- ↑ Carapetis JR, Steer AC, Mulholland EK, Weber M (November 2005). "The global burden of group A streptococcal diseases". Lancet Infect Dis. 5 (11): 685–94. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(05)70267-X. PMID 16253886.
- ↑ Jackson SJ, Steer AC, Campbell H (January 2011). "Systematic Review: Estimation of global burden of non-suppurative sequelae of upper respiratory tract infection: rheumatic fever and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis". Trop. Med. Int. Health. 16 (1): 2–11. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02670.x. PMID 21371205.
- ↑ Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Musser JM (October 2008). "The current state of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 19 (10): 1855–64. doi:10.1681/ASN.2008010092. PMID 18667731.