Bacterial and fungal infections in acute-on-chronic liver failure: prevalence, characteristics and impact on prognosis

Fernández, Javier; Acevedo, Juan; Wiest, Reiner; Gustot, Thierry; Amorós, Àlex; Deulofeu, Carme; Reverter, Enric; Martínez, Javier; Saliba, Faouzi; Jalan, Rajiv; M. Welzel, Tania; Pavesi, Marco; Hernández‐Tejero, María; Ginès, Pere; Arroyo, Vicente

doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314240

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Bacterial and fungal infections in acute-on-chronic liver failure: prevalence, characteristics and impact on prognosis

Published in Gut • Aug 28, 2017

Authors:

Javier Fernández

Juan Acevedo

Reiner Wiest

Abstract

Bacterial infection is a frequent trigger of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), syndrome that could also increase the risk of infection. This investigation evaluated prevalence and characteristics of bacterial and fungal infections causing and complicating ACLF, predictors of follow-up bacterial...

Subject

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Medicine

Sepsis

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