Marcus M Mücke, María Hernández-Tejero, Wenyi Gu, Michael Kuhn, Malte Janz, Marisa I Keller, Anthony Fullam, Laura Altepeter, Victoria T Mücke, Fabian Finkelmeier, Katharina M Schwarzkopf, Carla Cremonese, Peter-Merton Hunyady, Myriam W Heilani, Frank Erhard Uschner, Robert Schierwagen, Maximilian J Brol, Julia Fischer, Sabine Klein, Kai-Henrik Peiffer, Michael Hogardt, Saeed Shoaie, Minneke J Coenraad, Jörg Bojunga, Vicente Arroyo, Stefan Zeuzem, Volkhard A J Kempf, Christoph Welsch, Wim Laleman, Peer Bork, Javier Fernandez, Jonel Trebicka
BACKGROUND: Patients with cirrhosis are susceptible to develop bacterial infections that trigger acute decompensation (AD) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) are associated with deleterious outcome. MDRO colonisation frequently proceeds MDRO infections and antibiotic therapy has been associated with MDRO colonisation. AIM: The aim of the study was to assess the influence of non-antibiotic medication contributing to MDRO colonisation...
February 27, 2024: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics