Bacteraemia, sepsis and antibiotic resistance in Australian patients with cirrhosis: a population-based study.

Amy L JohnsonIsanka U RatnasekeraKatharine M IrvineAndrew HendersonElizabeth E PowellPatricia Casarolli Valery

Published in: BMJ open gastroenterology (2022)

, present in 22.9% and 18.1%, respectively, of the 2265 admissions with a positive blood culture. The prevalence of MDR bacteria was low (5.6%) CONCLUSION: Morbidity and mortality related to sepsis/bacteraemia in patients with cirrhosis remains a critical clinical problem.

Keyphrases

septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
multidrug resistant
risk factors
drug induced