The parents of a child with acute glomerulonephritis ask the nurse to explain the cause of the disease. What organism should the nurse instruct the parents as being the cause for the disorder?
A) Group B streptococci
B) One of the rhinoviruses
C) Staphylococcus viridans
D) Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
D
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Glomerulonephritis usually occurs in children as an immune complex disease after infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Acute glomerulonephritis is not caused by group B streptococci, rhinoviruses, or Staphylococcus viridans.
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