Bacterial DNA translocation is associated with overt hepatic encephalopathy and mortality in patients with cirrhosis.
Kessarin ThanapiromSirinporn SuksawatamnuaySalisa WejnaruemarnPanarat ThaimaiNipaporn SiriponProoksa AnanchuensookSupachaya SriphoosanaphanJakapat VanichananSombat TreeprasertsukYong PoovorawanPiyawat KomolmitPublished in: Clinical and translational gastroenterology (2024)
Apart from hyperammonemia, bactDNA translocation is a possible factor associated with overt HE in cirrhotic patients. BactDNA translocation and IL-6 are independent factors associated with six-month mortality.