When a nurse observes poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis as a diagnosis on a patient,which principle will the nurse remember? Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is primarily caused by:
A) Swelling of mesangial cells in the Bowman space in response to the presence of bacteria
B) Antigen-antibody complex deposition in the glomerular capillaries and inflammatory damage
C) Inflammatory factors that stimulate cellular proliferation of epithelial cells
D) Accumulation of antiglomerular basement membrane antibodies
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