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Acute Glomerulonephritis
Acute Glomerulonephritis
ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
This sometimes develops 3 weeks after streptococcal infection,
particularly with M types 12, 4, 2, and 49. Glomerulonephritis may be
initiated by antigen-antibody complexes on the glomerular basement
membrane. The most important antigen is probably in the
streptococcal protoplast membrane.
II. CAUSATIVE ORGANISM
STREPTOCOCCUS
PYOGENES
(GABS):
-hemolytic
colonies,
Bacitracin sensitive, PYR (+) hydrolysis of L-pyrrolidonyl-2naphthylamide) and contain the group A antigen
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