Bacterial and fungal infections of the liver

Rushbrook, Simon and Gimson, Alexander (2012) Bacterial and fungal infections of the liver. In: Textbook of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Wiley, pp. 633-637. ISBN 1405191821

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Abstract

The liver can either directly or indirectly be involved in systemic bacterial and fungal infections. This chapter examines bacterial infections (Gram positive/negative, mycobacterial, and spirochete) that affect the liver, either through direct invasion or toxin production, and reviews fungal infections that can invade the liver and factors that predispose to this. Finally, a description is given of how indirect infection, through both cytokines and endotoxin, causes hepatic dysfunction by altering a number of canalicular hepatocyte transporter proteins that effect the secretion of both bile acids and bilirubin.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	abscess,bacterial,cholestasis,cytokines,fungal,gram negative,gram positive,infection,mycobacterium,spirochete infection,general medicine ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2700
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2026 13:36
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2026 13:36
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/103545
DOI:	10.1002/9781118321386.ch85

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