Standardization of Epidemiological Surveillance of Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis.

ABSTRACT: Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is an immune complex-induced glomerulonephritis that develops as a sequela of streptococcal infections. This article provides guidelines for the surveillance of APSGN due to group A Streptococcus (Strep A). The primary objectives of APSGN surveillance are to monitor trends in age- and sex-specific incidence, describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with APSGN, document accompanying risk factors, then monitor trends in frequency of complications, illness duration, hospitalization rates, and mortality. This document provides surveillance case definitions for APSGN, including clinical and subclinical APSGN based on clinical and laboratory evidence. It also details case classifications that can be used to differ

SUBMITTER: Miller KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9474944 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature