Bacterial Infections in Patients With Severe Alcohol‐Associated Hepatitis: Drivers of Organ Failure and Mortality
Infections in sAH are central drivers of MOF and mortality. Our findings highlight infections as an independent risk factor unaffected by corticosteroid use, addressing previous concerns about the safety of this treatment.
Authors
- Nikolaos Pyrsopoulos
- Benjamin Maasoumy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3250-3177)
- Tarek Hassanein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9157-0329)
- Heiner H. Wedemeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-0480)
- Markus Busch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-005X)
- Laura Buttler
- Jan Stange
Institutions
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Southern California Reproductive Center (US)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Miami Transplant Institute (US)
- University of Rostock (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Liver International
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.70111
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06