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. 1973 Nov 3;109(9):873, 875.

Role of coxsackievirus B4 in the pathogenesis of acute glomerulonephritis

M Bayatpour, A Zbitnew, G Dempster, K R Miller
PMCID: PMC1946988  PMID: 4750301

Abstract

Coxsackievirus B4 was isolated from the throat, nose, blood, stools and urine of a 9-year-old boy with acute glomerulonephritis and a pneumonitis. Neutralization test showed a greater than fourfold rise in the antibody titre to coxsackievirus B4. The antistreptolysin O titre was elevated, but the complement component was within the normal range. The importance of the coxsackievirus B4 in the pathogenesis of acute glomerulonephritis is clearly indicated; however, further investigations are needed to understand the details of the virus-kidney interaction.

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