TY - JOUR AU - Tuomisto, Sari AU - Pessi, Tanja AU - Collin, Pekka AU - Vuento, Risto AU - Aittoniemi, Janne AU - Karhunen, Pekka J. PY - 2014 DA - 2014/02/24 TI - Changes in gut bacterial populations and their translocation into liver and ascites in alcoholic liver cirrhotics JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 40 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - The liver is the first line of defence against continuously occurring influx of microbial-derived products and bacteria from the gut. Intestinal bacteria have been implicated in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Escape of intestinal bacteria into the ascites is involved in the pathogenesis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, which is a common complication of liver cirrhosis. The association between faecal bacterial populations and alcoholic liver cirrhosis has not been resolved. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-14-40 DO - 10.1186/1471-230X-14-40 ID - Tuomisto2014 ER -