TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Bacterial Infection-Associated Glomerulonephritis A1 - M. Said, Samar A1 - H. Nasr, Samih A2 - Lerma, Edgar V. A2 - Rosner, Mitchell H. A2 - Perazella, Mark A. PY - 2017 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension, 2e AB - In the past, the majority of cases of bacterial infection-associated glomerulonephritis occurred in children following streptococcal upper respiratory tract or skin infections. Over the past four decades, there has been a shift in epidemiology, bacteriology, and outcome of this disease. A significant percentage of cases now target adults, particularly the elderly or immunocompromised. Streptococcus-associated glomerulonephritis generally begins after the pharyngeal (more common) or skin infection has either resolved spontaneously or has been effectively treated and therefore the term poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is appropriate. In contrast, most of the other causes of bacterial infection-associated glomerulonephritis, including that due to staphylococcus infection, occur when the infection is still present and hence the term staphylococcus-associated glomerulonephritis is more appropriate. Streptococcus and staphylococcus are by far the most common bacteria responsible for bacterial infection-associated glomerulonephritis, although a large variety of other bacteria, such as Escherichia, Yersinia, Salmonella, and pseudomonas, can rarely cause the disease. We will limit our considerations to four specific disease entities: (1) acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, (2) staphylococcus-associated glomerulonephritis, (3) infective endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis, and (4) glomerulonephritis associated with infected atrioventricular shunts (shunt nephritis). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1149114251 ER -