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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:[1][2][3]
- Infection with group A streptococci
- 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
Less common causes
Less common causes of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
- Group C such as S. zooepidemicus
- Group G streptococcal infections
References
- ↑ Rodríguez-Iturbe B, Batsford S (2007). "Pathogenesis of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis a century after Clemens von Pirquet". Kidney Int. 71 (11): 1094–104. doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002169. PMID 17342179.
- ↑ Burova L, Schalen C, Gladilina M (1997). "Antigenic diversity of IgG Fc-receptors in Streptococcus pyogenes". Adv Exp Med Biol. 418: 585–7. PMID 9331719.
- ↑ Grubb A, Grubb R, Christensen P, Schalén C (1982). "Isolation and some properties of an IgG Fc-binding protein from group A streptococci type 15". Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol. 67 (4): 369–76. PMID 6461610.