Kidney Inflammation From Strep Throat. Infection responds to antibiotics. Click here for more information on the causes symptoms treatment and how to prevent strep throat.
Poststreptococcal gn is a form of glomerulonephritis it is caused by an infection with a type of streptococcus bacteria. Group a streptococcus bacteria is the germ which causes a strep throat infection. Strep and rheumatic fever.
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This is one of the more serious strep complications. The infection does not occur in the kidneys but in a different part of the body such as the skin or throat. In kidney disease is suspected a urinalysis will show blood or protein in the urine and bacteria may be cultured from either the blood or urine. This is one of the more serious strep complications.