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		⚫	*Term usually reserved to an immune-mediated [[glomerulonephritis]] associated with a bacterial infection
	== Background ==
		⚫	*Rarely caused by fungi, as well

⚫	* Term usually reserved to an immune-mediated glomerulonephritis associated with a bacterial infection
⚫	* Rarely caused by fungi, as well

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	\|low C3 in 50%, normal C4, sometimes positive ANCA with low titres		\|low C3 in 50%, normal C4, sometimes positive ANCA with low titres
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	\|Glomerulonephritis from other infections		\|[[Glomerulonephritis]] from other infections
			\|[[Gram-negative bacteria]], [[Rickettsia]], [[Chlamydia]], [[Acinetobacter]]
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	\|[[subacute bacterial endocarditis]], [[shunt nephritis]], [[Central line-associated bloodstream infection\|indwelling central venous catheter infections]], and deep-seated visceral abscesses		\|[[subacute bacterial endocarditis]], [[shunt nephritis]], [[Central line-associated bloodstream infection\|indwelling central venous catheter infections]], and deep-seated visceral abscesses
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	\|}		\|}

			== Investigations ==

			* C3 and C4
			* Proteinuria

	[[Category:Glomerulonephritides]]		[[Category:Glomerulonephritides]]
	[[Category:Infectious syndromes]]		[[Category:Infectious syndromes]]

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== Background ==

* Term usually reserved to an immune-mediated glomerulonephritis associated with a bacterial infection
* Rarely caused by fungi, as well

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!Type
!Organisms
!Timing
!Clinical Characteristics
!Laboratory Characteristics
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|[[post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis]] or [[post-infectious glomerulonephritis]]
|[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]
|1-2 weeks after [[Streptococcal pharyngitis|pharyngitis]], 3-6 weeks after [[SSTI]]
|abrupt onset with edema, subnephrotic proteinuria, often hypertension, more common in pediatrics
|low C3, normal C4, rising ASO titres
|-
|[[Staphylococcus-associated glomerulonephritis]]
|[[Staphylococcus aureus]] and [[Staphylococcus epidermidis]]
|during acute infection
|signs of underlying infection, AKI with microscopic hematuris and nephrotic-range proteinuria, may have rash (LCV); aggressive immunosuppression is contraindicated
|low C3 in 50%, normal C4, sometimes positive ANCA with low titres
|-
|Glomerulonephritis from other infections
|
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|[[subacute bacterial endocarditis]], [[shunt nephritis]], [[Central line-associated bloodstream infection|indwelling central venous catheter infections]], and deep-seated visceral abscesses
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|}
[[Category:Glomerulonephritides]]
[[Category:Infectious syndromes]]

Infection-associated glomerulonephritis - Revision history

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