Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis diagnostic criteria

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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

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  • The antistreptolysin O (ASO) positive is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.[1]

References

  1. Lang MM, Towers C (August 2001). "Identifying poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis". Nurse Pract. 26 (8): 34, 37–42, 44–7, quiz 48–9. PMID 11521409.

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