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Review
. 2019 Oct 9;14(3):107-111.
doi: 10.1002/cld.827. eCollection 2019 Sep.

Altered Microbiota in Cirrhosis and Its Relationship to the Development of Infection

Jasmohan S Bajaj  1
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Altered Microbiota in Cirrhosis and Its Relationship to the Development of Infection

Jasmohan S Bajaj. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Changes in CDR in different groups. CDR was also stable over time, worsened with the development of the first episode of HE, and was worse in those who were subsequently hospitalized. Adapted from Journal of Hepatology.3 Copyright 2014, European Association for the Study of the Liver.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Admission microbiota was associated with inpatient outcomes in a multicenter study. Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size comparisons were performed between patients who did or did not develop outcomes. (A) Alive (red) and dead or hospice (green). (B) Red represents the taxa higher in those who had ACLF. (C) ICU transfer (red) compared with those without ICU stay (green). Reproduced with permission from Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.12 Copyright 2019, Elsevier.
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