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SUBMITTER: O'Leary JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4326601 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
O'Leary Jacqueline G JG Reddy K Rajender KR Wong Florence F Kamath Patrick S PS Patton Heather M HM Biggins Scott W SW Fallon Michael B MB Garcia-Tsao Guadalupe G Subramanian Ram M RM Malik Raza R Thacker Leroy R LR Bajaj Jasmohan S JS
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 20140812 4
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Bacterial infections, particularly repeated infections, are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among patients with cirrhosis. We investigated and characterized risk factors for repeat infections in these patients.<h4>Methods</h4>In a prospective study, we collected data from 188 patients hospitalized with cirrhosis and infections and enrolled in the North American Consortium for the Study of End-Stage Liver Disease (12 centers). Patients were followed up for ...[more]