title: Editorial: obesity in chronic liver diseases - increased infections; authors' reply.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. vinay.sundaram@cshs.org.|Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. vinay.sundaram@cshs.org.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.affiliation: Liver Failure Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, UCL Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jalan