Infection deteriorating hepatitis B virus related acute-on-chronic liver failure: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Infection is common in acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), which may worsen the clinical condition and prognosis. However, the characteristics of infection and its influence on prognosis in hepatitis B virus related ACLF (HBV-ACLF) as defined by the European Association for th...

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Main Authors: Xing-Ran Zhai, Jing-Jing Tong, Hong-Min Wang, Xiang Xu, Xiu-Ying Mu, Jing Chen, Zi-Feng Liu, Yu Wang, Hai-Bin Su, Jin-Hua Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01473-y