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Background and objectives  Bacterial infection–related GN occurs concurrent to or after known or unknown infections. It is important to understand the clinical implications of the bacterial isolates, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and effect of latency-based classification on kidney and patient outcomes.    Design, setting, participants, &amp; measurements  In total, 501 consecutive adults diagnosed with bacterial infection–related GN between 2005 and 2017 were included from a biopsy registry of 15,545 patients at a single center in South India, and follow-up data were collected from electronic medical records until December 2019. Latency was defined as time between resolution of infection and onset of GN, which was classified as parainfectious, peri-infectious, or postinfectious GN. Longitudinal kidney and patient outcomes were studied.    Results  The mean age of the cohort was 40 (± 15) years, 6% were above 65 years, and 330 (66%) were men. Diabetes was present in 93 (19%) patients. Seventy percent (353 of 501) of patients had known infections, with the median latent period for parainfectious (115 of 353, 33%), peri-infectious (97 of 353, 27%), and postinfectious (141 of 353, 40%) GN being 0, 5 (4–7), and 15 (10–31) days, respectively. The most common predisposing organism was  Streptococcus pyogenes  (137 of 353, 39%). Drug-resistant nonstreptococcal bacteria were methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus aureus  (25%, four of 16), extended-spectrum  β -lactamases (20%, 12 of 59), and carbapenem-resistant organisms (10%, six of 59). Twenty of 22 (91%) of the drug-resistant organisms were isolated from the parainfectious group. The most common site of infection was skin in peri- (23 of 97, 24%) and postinfectious GN (61 of 141, 43%), and urinary tract in parainfectious GN (35 of 115, 30%). Of 321 patients with &gt;3 months of follow-up, 48 (15%) developed kidney failure over a median period of 10 (2–37) months and 14 (4%) died. Parainfectious GN, eGFR&lt;30 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 , moderate-to-severe interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy, and nontreatment with renin-angiotensin system blockers were significant risk factors for progression to kidney failure by a Cox proportional-hazards model.    Conclusions  Along with clinical and histologic predictors, parainfectious GN caused predominantly by nonstreptococcal and drug-resistant bacterial infections was associated with poor kidney prognosis.

Latency, Anti-Bacterial Resistance Pattern, and Bacterial Infection–Related Glomerulonephritis