Bacterial DNA (bactDNA) is present in blood and ascitic fluid (AF) in a third of patients with cirrhosis and ascites, but whether this phenomenon represents episodes of bacterial translocation (BT), strictly considered when culture of mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs) are positive, remains unknown. This
Effect of propranolol on the factors promoting bacterial translocation in cirrhotic rats with ascites
✍ Scribed by María Pérez-Paramo; Javier Muñoz; Agustín Albillos; Isabel Freile; Francisca Portero; Martín Santos; José Ortiz-Berrocal
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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