Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no established risk factors for [disease name].

OR

The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

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Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.

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Common Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
    • Streptococcal throat infection
    • Impetigo

Less Common Risk Factors

  • Less common risk factors in the development of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis include:
    • Household infection with the nephritogenic strain of group A strep
    • [Risk factor 2]
    • [Risk factor 3]