Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in Hong Kong.
Of 74 paediatric inpatients with acute glomerulonephritis, 58 (78%) had a raised (greater than 1/200) antistreptolysin O titre. Serum C3 concentration was low in 73, but returned to normal within six weeks. Streptococcal infection remains the commonest cause of acute nephritis in children in Hong Kong, possibly due to overcrowded living conditions.
Leung
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Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories.
Tseng
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Go
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French
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Lam
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000989:Antistreptolysin / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology
D003176:Complement C3; D000989:Antistreptolysin