Periodontal inflamed surface area in oral cavity associated with febrile neutropenia in patients with hematologic malignancy undergoing chemotherapy

Abstract Febrile neutropenia (FN) is an infectious complication that develops during chemotherapy. Although the oral cavity can be an important infection route, it is unknown whether the oral environment is associated with FN. The present study examined the relationship between the oral environment...

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Main Authors: Hiromi Nishi, Kouji Ohta, Yuri Kuramoto, Hideo Shigeishi, Taiji Obayashi, Yukio Yoshioka, Masaru Konishi, Shuichi Munenaga, Hisao Nagoshi, Tetsumi Yoshida, Noriyasu Fukushima, Naoya Kakimoto, Hiroki Ohge, Hidemi Kurihara, Tatsuo Ichinohe, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06485-0