Ascites Bacterial Burden and Immune Cell Profile Are Associated with Poor Clinical Outcomes in the Absence of Overt Infection

• Kevin J. Fagan,

  Affiliations Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

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• Geraint B. Rogers,

  Affiliation SAHMRI Infection and Immunity Theme, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

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• Michelle Melino,

  Affiliation Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

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• Dionne M. Arthur,

  Affiliation Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

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• Mary-Ellen Costello,

  Affiliation The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

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• Mark Morrison,

  Affiliation The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

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• Elizabeth E. Powell ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elizabeth E. Powell, Katharine M. Irvine

  Affiliations Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

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• Katharine M. Irvine

  Contributed equally to this work with: Elizabeth E. Powell, Katharine M. Irvine

  * E-mail: Katharine.irvine@uq.edu.au

  Affiliation Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia

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