Bacterial Translocation in HIV-Infected Patients With HCV Cirrhosis: Implication in Hemodynamic Alterations and Mortality

Abstract

Increased intestinal permeability, as measured by serum LBP levels, observed in patients with HIV infection is significantly higher in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis. Proinflammatory cytokines (IL-6) are prognostic markers of HIV-HCV-coinfected patients with decompensated cirrhosis.