Cirrhotic Patients Are at Risk for Health Care-Associated Bacterial Infections

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3284386	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2010	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In hospitalized cirrhotic patients, the most frequent infections are HCA and HA; these infections are frequently resistant to antibiotics. As infections worsen, liver function deteriorates and mortality increases. Cirrhotic patients should be monitored closely for infections.

Keywords

SIRS HRS HCA MDR SBP HCC Survival Hospital-acquired Community-acquired hepatorenal syndrome Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Sepsis confidence interval Multidrug resistant Multidrug resistance odds ratio Nutritional status spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Hepatocellular carcinoma

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Cirrhotic Patients Are at Risk for Health Care-Associated Bacterial Infections

Authors

Manuela Merli, Cristina Lucidi, Valerio Giannelli, Michela Giusto, Oliviero Riggio, Marco Falcone, Lorenzo Ridola, Adolfo Francesco Attili, Mario Venditti,