Changes in the epidemiology and management of bacterial infections in cirrhosis
Patients with cirrhosis are susceptible to develop infections because of immune dysfunction, changes in microbiome and increase in bacterial translocation from the gut to systemic circulation. Bacterial infections can worse the clinical course of the disease, triggering the development of complicati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Association for the Study of the Liver
2021-07-01
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Series: | Clinical and Molecular Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://e-cmh.org/upload/pdf/cmh-2020-0329.pdf |