Editorial: obesity in chronic liver diseases – increased infections

Editorial: obesity in chronic liver diseases – increased infections; authors' reply

“…We thank Dr Singh and Prof Loomba for their thoughtful editorial regarding our study evaluating the association between obesity and infection risk in hospitalised patients with end‐stage liver disease . As infection is the primary cause of mortality in end‐stage liver disease, it is essential to determine and address potential risk factors for infection in this population .…”