Reviewer's report
Title:Changes in Gut Bacterial Populations and Their Translocation into Liver
and Ascites in Alcoholic Liver Cirrhotics
Version:1Date:4 November 2013
Reviewer: Gourdas Choudhuri
Reviewer's report:
.The manuscript is interesting, addresses an important scientific issue, is
thoughtfully planned and conducted, and provides results which aid
understanding of the pathogenesis and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
.Despite limitations such as small numbers, analyzing samples obtained from
post-mortem examinations conducted at variable time gaps after death and
adequacy of information obtained only from files and charts, the study offers
insights into an important aspect of causation of liver cirrhosis, and its possible
management strategies.
Minor revisions
1. table 1 and Fig 1 are same. Suggest deleting one of them.
2. I could not find the legend for Fig 6.
3. The legend for Fig 2 needs a little more explanation.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:Changes in Gut Bacterial Populations and Their Translocation into Liver
and Ascites in Alcoholic Liver Cirrhotics
Version:1Date:4 November 2013
Reviewer: Gourdas Choudhuri
Reviewer's report:
.The manuscript is interesting, addresses an important scientific issue, is
thoughtfully planned and conducted, and provides results which aid
understanding of the pathogenesis and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
.Despite limitations such as small numbers, analyzing samples obtained from
post-mortem examinations conducted at variable time gaps after death and
adequacy of information obtained only from files and charts, the study offers
insights into an important aspect of causation of liver cirrhosis, and its possible
management strategies.
Minor revisions
1. table 1 and Fig 1 are same. Suggest deleting one of them.
2. I could not find the legend for Fig 6.
3. The legend for Fig 2 needs a little more explanation.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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Reviewer's report
Title:Changes in Gut Bacterial Populations and Their Translocation into Liver
and Ascites in Alcoholic Liver Cirrhotics
Version:1Date:4 November 2013
Reviewer: Gourdas Choudhuri
Reviewer's report:
.The manuscript is interesting, addresses an important scientific issue, is
thoughtfully planned and conducted, and provides results which aid
understanding of the pathogenesis and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
.Despite limitations such as small numbers, analyzing samples obtained from
post-mortem examinations conducted at variable time gaps after death and
adequacy of information obtained only from files and charts, the study offers
insights into an important aspect of causation of liver cirrhosis, and its possible
management strategies.
Minor revisions
1. table 1 and Fig 1 are same. Suggest deleting one of them.
2. I could not find the legend for Fig 6.
3. The legend for Fig 2 needs a little more explanation.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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