C-Reactive Protein Levels Predict Improvement in the Liver Functional Reserve by Long-Term Rifaximin Treatment
This study suggests that long-term rifaximin administration may improve the liver functional reserve in cirrhotic patients through improvement in albumin levels. CRP levels predict improvement in the liver functional reserve.
Authors
- Masaharu Kimata
- Hidenao Noritake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-5335)
- Kazuhito Kawata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4986-8578)
- Shuhei Unno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2729-1827)
- Kensuke Kitsugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0683-2412)
- Takeshi Chida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6389-0528)
- Yashiro Yoshizawa
- Yoshisuke Hosoda
- Go Murohisa
- Yosuke Kobayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5180-2726)
Institutions
- Shizuoka University (JP)
- Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (JP)
- Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases13100331
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00