Guidelines for the control of acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - 1997

Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) is an inflammatory disease of the kidneys which occurs two to three weeks after skin or throat infection with a particular type of bacteria called group A streptococcus (or occasionally groups C or G streptococcus). In the Northern Territory (NT) most cases follow skin rather than throat infections because skin infections are the more common problem. Not all types of streptococcus cause kidney problems but only those caused by "nephritogenic" strains