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Following a diagnosis of acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) in their 6 year-old child, the parents remark: 'We just don't know how he caught the disease!' The nurse's response is based on an understanding that
Correct answer
D
Rationale
It is not 'caught' but is a response to a previous B-hemolytic strep infection. AGN is generally accepted as an immune-complex disease in relation to an antecedent streptococcal infection of 4 to 6 weeks prior.