Incidence and Risk Factors of the Secondary Skin Infections in Patients with Radiodermatitis
Author(s) -
Ülkü Altoparlak,
Ozlem Koca,
Timur Koca
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
eurasian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1308-8742
pISSN - 1308-8734
DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2011.34
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , radiodermatitis , staphylococcus aureus , antimicrobial , staphylococcus , antibiotics , univariate analysis , staphylococcal skin infections , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , staphylococcal infections , multivariate analysis , radiation therapy , bacteria , biology , physics , optics , genetics
The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors of secondary infected radiodermatitis in patients receiving radiotherapy and to determine isolated microorganisms' resistance profiles to different antimicrobial agents.
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