Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is the most frequent bacterial infection in patients with
cirrhosis. The reported incidence varies between 7% and 30% in hospitalized patients with …

Cirrhosis is end-stage liver disease resulting from various etiologies and is a common cause
of death worldwide. The progression from compensated to decompensated cirrhosis to …

Background & Aims Studies investigating the gut-liver axis have largely focused on bacteria,
whereas little is known about commensal fungi. We characterized fecal fungi in patients with …

Chronic liver disease with cirrhosis is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States,
and alcoholic liver disease accounts for approximately half of all cirrhosis deaths. Chronic …

Chronic alcohol consumption causes increased intestinal permeability and changes in the
intestinal microbiota composition, which contribute to the development and progression of …

Spontaneous bacterial (SBP) and spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP) can be a life-
threatening infection in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) and ascites. One of the possible …

End-stage liver disease (ESLD) is a life-threatening clinical syndrome and when
complicated with infection the mortality is markedly increased. In patients with ESLD …

ABSTRACT Introduction Invasive Candida Infections (ICIs) have undergone a series of
significant epidemiological, pathophysiological, and clinical changes during the last …

Aims To study the prevalence, risk factors, role of serum biomarkers for diagnosis and
impact of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in patients with acute‐on‐chronic liver failure …

Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)‐associated septic shock carries
significant mortality in cirrhosis. Aim To determine whether practice‐related aspects of …