Publications by authors named "Raquel Olivo Salcedo"

The three most common definitions of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) are derived from data from North America, Europe, and the Asian-Pacific Region. All three definitions identify patients with underlying liver disease who are at increased risk for mortality who develop a syndrome often characterized by associated organ failures. The epidemiology of ACLF differs throughout various regions globally and is driven by the cause of the underlying chronic liver disease and the triggers of ACLF.

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In the United States, the incidence of new cases of syphilis has been rising. The number of cases of primary and secondary syphilis has continued to increase almost every year over the past 2 decades. Secondary syphilis has a variety of clinical manifestations.

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