Health care-associated infections in patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Aurora Mirabile; Chiara Vismara; Fulvio Crippa; Paolo Bossi; Laura Locati; Cristiana Bergamini; Roberta Granata; Carlo Resteghini; Eutilia Conte; Daniele Morelli; Paolo Scarpellini; Lisa Licitra

doi:10.1002/hed.24147

Health care-associated infections in patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Aurora Mirabile, Chiara Vismara, Fulvio Crippa, Paolo Bossi, Laura Locati, Cristiana Bergamini, Roberta Granata, Carlo Resteghini, Eutilia Conte, Daniele Morelli, Paolo Scarpellini, Lisa Licitra

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Background The incidence of health care-associated infections in patients with head and neck cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy (RT) is unknown. This retrospective study investigated the most common pathogens and their antibiotic sensitivity/resistance patterns in patients with head and neck cancer. Methods Infection rates in patients with head and neck cancer were analyzed over 2 periods (January 2005 to December 2009 and January 2010 to November 2012). Results In the first period, 140 health care-associated infections were observed among 2288 admissions, mostly because of gram-negative pathogens affecting the respiratory tract. In the second period, 212 health care-associated infections were observed. An increase in antibiotic resistance was reported. Health care-associated infections were more frequent with: male sex, age

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E1009-E1013
Journal	Head and Neck
Volume	38
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.24147
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2016

Keywords

chemotherapy
head and neck cancer
healthcare-acquired infections
nosocomial
radiotherapy

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Otorhinolaryngology

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