Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2021 08 7;16(8):1210-1220. Epub 2021 Jun 7.
Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Background And Objectives: Bacterial infection-related GN occurs concurrent to or after known or unknown infections. It is important to understand the clinical implications of the bacterial isolates, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and effect of latency-based classification on kidney and patient outcomes.
Design, Setting, Participants, & Measurements: In total, 501 consecutive adults diagnosed with bacterial infection-related GN between 2005 and 2017 were included from a biopsy registry of 15,545 patients at a single center in South India, and follow-up data were collected from electronic medical records until December 2019. Read More