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Functional polymorphisms of innate immunity receptors are not risk factors for the non-SBP type bacterial infections in cirrhosis.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2018
Dinya Tamas, Tornai Tamas, Vitalis Zsuzsanna, Tornai Istvan, Balogh Boglárka, Tornai David, Antal-Szalmas Peter, Sumegi Andrea, Andrikovics Hajnalka, Bors Andras, Tordai Attila, Papp Maria
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) have a key role in the innate host defense. Functional polymorphisms of various PRRs have been established to contribute to an increased susceptibility to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Their role in the development of cirrhosis-associated bacterial infections (BI), beyond SBP or progressive disease course related to pathological bacterial...
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