Elevation of enterococcus-specific antibodies associated with bacterial translocation is predictive of survival rate in chronic liver disease

Elevation of enterococcus-specific antibodies associated with bacterial translocation is predictive of survival rate in chronic liver disease

Introduction/purposeThe gut-liver axis contributes to disease progression, a rise in infection rate, organ failure and a poor overall outcome in chronic liver diseases (CLD). Monitoring of the gut-liver axis is critical in understanding disease status, but biomarkers have not been elucidated. The ai...

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Main Authors: Motoh Iwasa, Akiko Eguchi, Yasuyuki Tamai, Ryuta Shigefuku, Ryo Nakagawa, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Jumpei Kondo, Masayuki Morikawa, Eiji Miyoshi, Hayato Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
chronic liver disease
liver cirrhosis
Enterococcus faecalis
bacterial translocation
mortality
rifaximin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.982128/full

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