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Lactobacillus-Associated Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in a Liver Cirrhosis Patient on Probiotics

The efficacy of over the counter probiotics has been an area of scientific debate. While the benefits of probiotics are heavily disputed, probiotics are considered generally safe. We present a case of a liver cirrhosis patient, who presented with hepatic encephalopathy. The patient was taking daily...

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Autores principales: Ramachandran, Lintu, Dontaraju, Venkata S, Patel, Kushal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7781884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33415048
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11896