Khalid Amjad Kiyani, Mohammad Hamza Kiyani, Muhammad Ishaq.
Chronic liver disease and patterns of different associated infections.
Pak J Pathol Jan ;30(3):86-7.

Objective:Patients of chronic liver disease (CLD) are subjected to various infections. The objective of the present research was to determine the frequency distribution of different infections in these patients. Material and Methods:This was a cross sectional descriptive study. It was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Rawalpindi and CMH Jhelum. (September 2011- August 2016). All patients (both indoor and out patients) having CLD were included in this study. All observations were made on predesigned proforma. Follow-up average period was 6-11 months. Results:During the study period 365 patients were enrolled. Male patients accounted for 65.81 % and females for 34.19 %. Maximum patients had spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (31.94 %) followed by urinary tract infections (26 %). Conclusions:This study concluded that in patients of chronic liver disease (cirrhosis liver) multiple co-infections can aggravated the clinical manifestations. Key Words:Cirrhosis liver, Infection, Associated clinical manifestations and complications.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com