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Ascites Bacterial Burden and Immune Cell Profile Are Associated with Poor Clinical Outcomes in the Absence of Overt Infection

Bacterial infections, most commonly spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with ascites, occur in one third of admitted patients with cirrhosis, and account for a 4-fold increase in mortality. Bacteria are isolated from less than 40% of ascites infections by culture, necessitating empirical a...

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Autores principales: Fagan, Kevin J., Rogers, Geraint B., Melino, Michelle, Arthur, Dionne M., Costello, Mary-Ellen, Morrison, Mark, Powell, Elizabeth E., Irvine, Katharine M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120642