THE BACTERIOLOGY OF THE URINE IN NONSUPPURATIVE NEPHRITIS
- 3 July 1915
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. LXV (1) , 6-12
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1915.02580010014002
Abstract
A causal relation of the infectious diseases to nonsuppurative nephritis, especially the acute form, is accepted, but our knowledge of the exact mechanism by which nephritis is produced is not satisfactory. In acute nephritis, where the closest connection between the specific infections and nephritis exists, there is a strong tendency to consider bacterial action as the cause of the nephritis. In an excellent review of the literature, Herrick1states that it is the common belief that nephritis in acute infections is due to toxins caused by the bacterial invasion of the body. Of chronic nephritis, some cases are attributed to nonrecovery of the acute forms, while others are connected with chronic infections, such as tuberculosis and syphilis. After disposing of these cases and those due to known poisons, as lead, there remain others so obscure in their etiology as to be attributed to metabolic products, or antinephritic toxins generatedKeywords
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