Mucositis and xerostomia are the most common oral complications of the non‐surgical
therapy of cancer. Mucositis, a common sequel of radio‐(DXR), chemo‐(CXR) and …

Background. Oral mucositis is a common sequel of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and
radiochemotherapy in patients with cancer or patients requiring hemopoietic stem cell …

PURPOSE: To explore the relationship between oral mucositis and selected clinical and
economic outcomes in blood and marrow transplant patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS …

In recent years, significant improvements have been made in the management of
neutropenia and thrombocytopenia and other potentially life-threatening complications of …

Between 1972 and 1989, the incidence of viridans streptococcal bacteremia at the
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston increased from one case per …

The frequency of isolation of viridans streptococci from the blood of neutropenic patients with
cancer has significantly increased over the course of the last 10–15 years. Risk factors in …

Viridans streptococci have long been considered, with the exception of the ability to cause
endocarditis, as minor pathogenic agents. More recently, however, these bacteria have …

BACKGROUND Antibacterial prophylaxis with quinolone antibiotics has resulted in an
increase in streptococcal infections among bone marrow transplantation (BMT) recipients …

Abstract Between 1988 and 1991, 26 episodes of bacteremia due to viridans streptococci
occurred in 25 neutropenic patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy for hematologic …

We conducted a two-part meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of fluoroquinolones for
preventing bacterial infections in granulocytopenic patients who are receiving chemotherapy …