Healthcare-associated infections among patients hospitalized for cancers of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Introduction: The negative consequences of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) on the burden of illness (BOI) of cancer patients are well-established. However, there is a paucity of research on HAI among cancers of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx (CLOCP), and whether HAI-related BOI differed for...

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Main Authors: Satheeshkumar P Sankaran, Alessandro Villa, Stephen Sonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:Infection Prevention in Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590088921000032