Invasive fungal infections amongst patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure at high risk for fungal infections.

Nipun VermaShreya SinghSunil Taneja Ajay Kumar Duseja Virendra SinghRadha K DhimanArunaloke ChakrabartiYogesh K Chawla

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)

Invasive fungal infections constitutes an important cause of mortality in ACLF patients. BDG and GMI can be useful markers to guide antifungal therapy in patients at high risk for IFI.

Keyphrases

liver failure
end stage renal disease
hepatitis b virus
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk factors
candida albicans
cell wall
patient reported outcomes