Acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is primarily caused by:
A) swelling of mesangial cells in the Bowman space in response to the presence of bacteria.
B) immune 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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