The current state of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1855-1864

  Rodriguez Iturbe, Bernardo ^a,c   Musser, James M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MARACAIBO   (Venezuela)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Universitario de Maracaibo   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; NEPHRITOGENIC ANTIGEN; PENICILLIN G;

ALLERGIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; GENE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; COST OF ILLNESS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COST OF ILLNESS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 54049112661     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2008010092     Document Type: Review

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