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We read with great interest the article by Javier et al., (1) reporting clinical course and hospital mortality in cirrhotic patients with non-spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) infections. After analyzing 615 non-SBP infections, the authors found that non-SBP infections constitute a heterogeneous group regarding clinical course and prognosis. Compared with other type of infections, endocarditis, secondary peritonitis, pneumonia and bacteraemia had worse clinical course and higher associated mortality. Consequently, they concluded that the combination of data of liver and renal dysfunction and of the type of infection allowed the identification of cirrhotic patients with poor prognosis. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.