Group A Streptococcus (GAS), primarily known for causing pharyngitis and skin infections, is also responsible for a rare but significant form of peritonitis. This condition involves the inflammation ...

Rifaximin prophylaxis was no better than placebo at preventing deaths and other negative outcomes from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with severe cirrhosis, according to interim ...

A review in Biomolecules and Biomedicine sheds light on how microRNAs (miRNAs)—small regulatory RNA molecules—play a central role in the body's response to Klebsiella pneumoniae, a major cause of ...

Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a critical and often fatal syndrome characterized by a sudden exacerbation of chronic liver disease, leading to multi-organ failure and high short-term ...

BIs are common in patients with liver cirrhosis and show a modest upward trend over time, with the highest burdens observed ...