Open AccessOpportunistic Microorganisms in Oral Cavity According to Treatment Status in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Priyanka Soni,
Rajendra Singh Parihar,
Laxman Kumar Soni
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27284.10635
Subject(s) - medicine , macconkey agar , head and neck cancer , oral microbiology , chemotherapy , cancer , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , population , agar plate , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics , physics , environmental health , optics
Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy are prone to many predisposing factors like immunosuppression, imbalance in the oral flora, hypo-salivation and local tissue damage. Therefore, considered to be at higher risk for oral bacterial and fungal infection than the general population.