Postinfectious glomerulonephritis: Is there a role for steroids

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 116-119

  Kapadia, A S ^a   Panda, M ^a   Fogo, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; postinfectious glomerulonephritis; steroids

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DAPTOMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; STEROID; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTINFECTIOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PSOAS ABSCESS; SKIN ALLERGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79960142795     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.82141     Document Type: Article

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