Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Impact of infection on the prognosis of critically ill cirrhotic patients: results from a large worldwide study.
Infections are a leading cause of death in patients with advanced cirrhosis, but there are relatively few data on the epidemiology of infection in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with cirrhosis. ⋯ Infection is more common in cirrhotic than in non-cirrhotic ICU patients and more commonly caused by Gram-positive organisms, including MRSA. Infection in patients with cirrhosis was associated with higher mortality rates than in non-cirrhotic patients.