Prevention and management of oral infections in cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 224-228

  Heimdahl, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Infection; Oral care; Viridans streptococci

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FLUCONAZOLE; MACROLIDE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER PATIENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH INFECTION; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEOPLASMS; ORAL HYGIENE; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; STOMATITIS;

EID: 0033046495     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200050253     Document Type: Article

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