Proteinuria is associated with persistence of antibody to streptococcal M protein in Aboriginal Australians.

Aboriginal communities in Northern Australia with high rates of group A streptococcal (GAS) skin infection in childhood also have high rates of renal failure in adult life. In a cross-sectional study of one such high risk community, albuminuria was used as a marker of renal disease. The prevalence o...

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Main Authors: Goodfellow, A. M., Hoy, W. E., Sriprakash, K. S., Daly, M. J., Reeve, M. P., Mathews, J. D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cambridge University Press 1999
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2809589/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10098787
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