Table 3 Analysis of the kidney biopsy specimens of IgA nephropathy patients using the Oxford classification.

From: Specific strains of Streptococcus mutans, a pathogen of dental caries, in the tonsils, are associated with IgA nephropathy

 

Cnm-positive (n = 10)

Cnm-negative (n = 34)

p-value

Mesangial hypercellularity score

0.40

0.38

0.9207

Segmental glomerulosclerosis score

0.80

0.58

0.2264

Endocapillary hypercellularity score

0.50

0.38

0.5108

Tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis score

0.60

0.38

0.2272

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