MELD–Na Is More Strongly Associated with Risk of Infection and Outcomes Than Other Characteristics of Patients with Cirrhosis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The nature and outcomes of infection among patients with cirrhosis in safety-net hospitals are not well described. We aimed to characterize the rate of and risk factors for infection, both present on admission and nosocomial, in this unique population. We hypothesized that infec...

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Autores principales: Fricker, Zachary P., Mukthinuthalapati, V. V. Pavan Kedar, Akinyeye, Samuel, Chalasani, Naga, Attar, Bashar M., Balakrishnan, Maya, Ghabril, Marwan, Long, Michelle T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32100160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06164-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7222109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32100160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10620-020-06164-y

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