IMPORTANCE OF ACUTE PHASE INFLAMMATION SERUM LEVEL MARKERS FOR EARLY DETECTION, FOLOW-UP AND INITIAL PROGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL LOW RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS

IMPORTANCE OF ACUTE PHASE INFLAMMATION SERUM LEVEL MARKERS FOR EARLY DETECTION, FOLOW-UP AND INITIAL PROGNOSIS OF BACTERIAL LOW RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS

Combined metabolic and haemodynamic changes in patients (pts) with alcohol liver cirrhosis induce a significant loss of immune response, which represents the main cause of bacterial infections, primarily of low respiratory tract, with high risk of mortality.Considering the influence of bacterial lo...

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Main Authors: Lidija Ristic, Aleksandar Nagorni, Violeta Dinic - Radovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2008-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
Subjects:
liver
cirrhosis
alcohol
infections
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