Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis causes
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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
Causes
Common Causes
Common causes of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is caused by an infection with certain strains of streptococci
- Most common strain is group A streptococci
Less common causes of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
- Others strain of streptococci include:
- Streptococci M types 47, 49, 55, 2, 60, and 57 causes pyodermatitis
- Streptococci M types 1, 2, 4, 3, 25, 49, and 12 causes throat infection