Frequency of oral mucositis and microbiological analysis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-316

  Soares, Andréa Ferreira ^a   de Aquin, Ana Rafaela Luz ^b   de Carvalh, Cyntia Helena Pereira ^b   Nonaka, Cassiano Francisco Weege ^b   Almeida, Dulce ^b   Pereira Pinto, Leão ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Children; Chlorhexidine; Mucositis; Oral microbiota

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; MOUTHWASH; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; GINGIVITIS; GLOSSITIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STOMATITIS; THRUSH;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; GINGIVITIS; GLOSSITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MOUTHWASHES; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STOMATITIS;

EID: 80051903650     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: 18064760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-64402011000400009     Document Type: Article

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