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I have cirrhosis, am i more susceptible to sepsis caused by vibrio vulnificus?
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Yes: Your risk is 80 times higher than an average healthy person.
Answered 1/13/2012
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Yes. : The potentially fatal complications of v vulnificus are more likely in cirrhosis.
Answered 7/23/2012
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