Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis

Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 09 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8Staphylococcus infection-associated glomerulonephritis (SAGN) and acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) are the two main types of bacterial infection-associated glomerulonephritis. In this Review, the authors discuss the epidemiology of these diseases, common histopathology findings and the complexities of clinical diagnosis, as well as patient management and renal outcomes.
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