Sarkar Taranika, Doshi Kaushik, Patel Avani, Mohan Babu P
Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA.
Gastroenterology, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Richmond Hill, NY, USA.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2021 Nov 6;9:2050313X211055292. doi: 10.1177/2050313X211055292. eCollection 2021.
Bacterial infections represent a major cause of mortality and morbidity in patients with cirrhosis that can alter the clinical course of compensated cirrhosis. The most common infections are spontaneous bacterial peritonitis by gram-negative organisms, urinary-tract infection, and pneumonia. In this case report, we raise the question of considering infections in the prognosis scoring in this patient group.
细菌感染是肝硬化患者死亡和发病的主要原因,可改变代偿期肝硬化的临床病程。最常见的感染是革兰氏阴性菌引起的自发性细菌性腹膜炎、尿路感染和肺炎。在本病例报告中,我们提出了在该患者群体的预后评分中考虑感染因素的问题。