Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

Risk Factors

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
  • Streptococcal throat infection
  • Impetigo

Less Common Risk Factors

• Less common risk factors in the development of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
  • Household infection with the nephritogenic strain of group A strep