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Original Article

Infections complicating severe alcoholic hepatitis: Enterococcus species represent the most frequently identified pathogen

Claudia BeiselDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany; ;DZIF Partner Site (German Center for Infection Research), Braunschweig, Germany
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Usha BlessinDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany;
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Julian Schulze Zur WieschDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany; ;DZIF Partner Site (German Center for Infection Research), Braunschweig, Germany
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Malte H. WehmeyerDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany;
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Ansgar W. LohseDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany;
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Daniel BentenDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany;
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Johannes KluweDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Hamburg University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 807-813 | Received 04 Dec 2015, Accepted 17 Feb 2016, Published online: 22 Mar 2016

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