Patients with cirrhosis are at risk for infections, with infection risk likely being more common in patients with alcoholic than nonalcoholic cirrhosis.1 In a study using the National Inpatient Database Sample, 25% of patients with cirrhosis (about 50% alcohol related) carried a discharge diagnosis of infection.2 In prospective studies, infections at admission occur in 12% to 26% of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH).3–5 Data on the frequency of infection during hospitalization are inconsistent, because the suspicion for infection varies depending on the treating clinician.