title: Lactulose Is Associated With Decreased Risk of Clostridium difficile Infection in Decompensated Cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Anant
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwalla
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Sonya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davey
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: ARhim@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rhim
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: yangy@mail.med.upenn.edu.
authors.forename: Yu-Xiao
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007792:Lactulose / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056692:Prebiotics
chemical_list: D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D056692:Prebiotics; D007792:Lactulose